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Acts 28:3 Cross-References
Explore 11 cross-references for Acts 28:3 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Acts chapter 28 verse 3 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“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.”
Acts 28:3 (KJV)
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Commentary on Acts 28:3
Paul's servant leadership appears as he gathered a bundle of sticks (φρυγάνων πλῆθος)—an apostle doing manual labor to help others. There came a viper out of the heat (ἔχιδνα)—a venomous snake, likely the Maltese viper, emerged from dormancy and fastened on his hand (καθῆψεν). The Greek 'kathapsen' suggests the snake bit and clung tenaciously. This incident recalls Jesus' promise that believers would 'take up serpents' without harm (Mark 16:18), fulfilled literally here. Paul's vulnerability while serving others becomes an opportunity for divine protection and witness. The viper attack echoes ...
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Cross-References for Acts 28:3
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“you offspring of vipers”
“how can you”
“they said one to another”
“in prisons more abundantly”
“and yet well known; as dying”
“of the lioness and the lion”
“{or”
“you are of nothing”
“He shall suck the poison of asps: the viper's tongue shall slay him.”
“and weave the spider's web: he who eats of their eggs dies; and that which is crushed breaks out into a viper.”