Acts 28:3-6 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.… or the servant of God, the conqueror of serpents in the power of his Lord (Mark 16:18). He casts from him, 1. The venomous serpent of slander (vers. 3, 4). 2. The shining adder of flattery (ver. 6). 3. The dangerous reptile of worldly anxiety and cares (vers. 8, 9). 4. The old serpent of sin (with application to ver. 4, "a murderer"). (K. Gerok.) Parallel Verses KJV: 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. |
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