5And he shook off the beast into the fire, and felt no harm.


In Context

2 And the barbarous people shewed 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 man is a murderer, whom, though he hath escaped the sea, yet vengeance suffereth not to live.

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

6 Howbeit they looked when he should have swollen, or fallen down dead suddenly: but after they had looked a great while, and saw no harm come to him, they changed their minds, and said that he was a god.

7 In the same quarters were possessions of the chief man of the island, whose name was Publius; who received us, and lodged us three days courteously.

Acts 28:5 in Other Translations

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

28:5But Paul shook the snake off into the fire and suffered no ill effects.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

28:5And he shook off the beast into the fire, and felt no harm.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

28:5And he indeed shaking off the beast into the fire, suffered no harm.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

28:5Howbeit he shook off the creature into the fire, and took no harm.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

28:5He however, having shaken off the beast into the fire, felt no harm.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

28:5Howbeit he shook off the beast into the fire, and took no harm.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

28:5And he shook off the animal into the fire, and felt no harm.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

28:5However he shook off the creature into the fire, and wasn't harmed.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

28:5he then, indeed, having shaken off the beast into the fire, suffered no evil,