Acts 28:6
They were waiting for him to become inflamed with a fever or to suddenly drop dead. But after they watched him for a long time and saw that nothing was unusual with him, they changed their minds and said that he was a god.
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5But then he shook the animal into the fire and suffered no harm.
Cross References
Matthew 21:9Then the crowds that went before Jesus and those that followed him were shouting, 1 “Hosanna to the son of David! 1 Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord! 1 Hosanna in the highest!”
Acts 12:22The people shouted, “This is the voice of a god, not of a man!”
Matthew Henry on Acts 28:2-11
Paul's Voyage towards Rome. 1 And when they were escaped, then they knew that the island was called Melita. 2 And the barbarous people showed us no little kindness: for they kindled a fire, and received us every one, because of the present rain, and because of the cold. 3 And when Paul had gathered a bundle of sticks, and laid them on the fire, there came a viper out of the heat, and fastened on his hand. 4 And when the barbarians saw the venomous beast hang on his hand, they said among themselves, No doubt this… Read the whole commentary →