Acts 28:5

Acts 28:5 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And he shook off the beast into the fire, and felt no harm.
• New International Version (NIV)But Paul shook the snake off into the fire and suffered no ill effects.
• English Standard Version (ESV)He, however, shook off the creature into the fire and suffered no harm.
• New Living Translation (NLT)But Paul shook off the snake into the fire and was unharmed.

Context of Acts 28:5

3But when Paul had gathered a bundle of sticks and laid them on the fire, a viper came out because of the heat, and fastened on his hand. 4So when the natives saw the creature hanging from his hand, they said to one another, “No doubt this man is a murderer, whom, though he has escaped the sea, yet justice does not allow to live.” But he shook off the creature into the fire and suffered no harm. 6However, they were expecting that he would swell up or suddenly fall down dead. But after they had looked for a long time and saw no harm come to him, they changed their minds and said that he was a god. 7In that region there was an estate of the leading citizen of the island, whose name was Publius, who received us and entertained us courteously for three days.

Acts 28:5 word by word

Ὁ μὲν οὖν τὸ θηρίον εἰς τὸ πῦρ ἔπαθεν οὐδὲν κακόν.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Andοὖνoun · therefore/thenG3767
• ·μένmen · on the other handG3303
• he shook offἀποτινάσσωapotinassō · to shake offG660
• the beastθηρίονthērion · wild animalG2342
• intoεἰςeis · towardG1519
• the fireπῦρpur · fireG4442
• and feltπάσχωpaschō pathō penthō · to sufferG3958
• noοὐδείςoudeis · noneG3762
• harmκακόςkakos · evil/harm: harmG2556

Cross-references for Acts 28:5

• Numbers 21:6So the Lord sent fiery serpents among the people, and they bit the people; and many of the people of Israel died.
• Psalms 91:13You shall tread upon the lion and the cobra, The young lion and the serpent you shall trample underfoot.
• Mark 16:18they will take up serpents; and if they drink anything deadly, it will by no means hurt them; they will lay hands on the sick, and they will recover.”
• Luke 10:19Behold, I give you the authority to trample on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy, and nothing shall by any means hurt you.
• John 3:14And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of Man be lifted up,
• Romans 16:20And the God of peace will crush Satan under your feet shortly. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you. Amen.
• Revelation 9:3Then out of the smoke locusts came upon the earth. And to them was given power, as the scorpions of the earth have power.

Commentaries on Acts 28:5

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 5Shook off the beast into the fire, and felt no harm - This is a presumptive evidence that the viper did not bite St. Paul: it fastened on his hand, but had no power to injure him.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 5And he shook off … - In this was remarkably fulfilled the promise of the Saviour Mark 16:18; “They shall take up serpents,” etc.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 3-6The people of Malta believed that justice was a personal power or a god who punished criminals. When nothing bad happened to Paul, they changed their minds. They saw that he was not harmed by the snake. So they thought he had power over snakes and said that he must be a god (compare 14:11–12). But this was not true. Paul did not have special power in himself. Instead, his survival showed that God was protecting him (compare Mark 16:17–18).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 4-64-6. No doubt this man is a murderer--His chains, which they would see, might strengthen the impression. whom ... vengeance suffereth not to live--They believed in a Supreme, Resistless, Avenging Eye and Hand, however vague their notions of where it resided.Read the comment

Topics related to Acts 28:5

• Melita (Malta)
• Minister, Christian
• Miracles
• Paul
• Serpent

In the dictionaries

• Attain
• Compass
• Concern
• Confidence
• Constrain
• Escape
• Foreship
• James
• Kindness
• Melita

Commentaries on Acts 28

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings