Acts 28:3-5

International Standard Version

³ Paul gathered a bundle of sticks and put it on the fire. A poisonous snake was forced out by the heat and attached itself to Paul’s^[a] hand. ⁴ When the people who lived there saw the snake hanging from his hand, they told one another, “This man must be a murderer! He may have escaped from the sea, but Justice^[b] won’t let him live.” ⁵ But he shook the snake into the fire and wasn’t harmed.