Acts 28:5

So, on-one-hand, the, shake[ing]-off-self the [wild]animal into the fire, suffers nothing bad.

Garth's Hyper-literal Translation

In The King James Version

And he shook off the beast into the fire, and felt no harm.

In Context

4Moreover, as the foreign/non-Greek/uncivilized[translit "barbarians"] behold the [wild]animal being-hung out of{the hand} of{same}, they-have-been-saying toward one-another, all, "The man, the-same, is-being [a] murderer, whom, saved-through out of{the seawater}, the justice does_not_allow to-be-being-alive."

6On-the-other-hand, the[plural] have-been-esteeming-toward same to-be-being-about to-be-being-inflamed/swelled or to-be-falling-down suddenly/unexpectedly dead. Moreover, upon much of{same esteeming-toward} and of{observing} nothing out-of-place into same becoming, change-cast[ing]-selves, they-have-been-saying same god, to-be-being.

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Cross References

Luke 10:19Behold, I-have-given to{you} the authority of{the} to-be-treading up-upon of{serpents} and of{scorpions} and upon all the enablement/empowerment of{the hostile}, and nothing, no, would_not_do-injustice-to/injure you.

Romans 16:20Moreover, the God of{the peace} will-wear-down-together/break/crush the Satan/adversary under the feet of{you} in to{speed}, the grace/favor of{the Lord of{us}, Jesus Anointed} alongside of{you}.

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 →

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