“And he shook off the beast into the fire, and felt no harm.”
But Paul shook the snake off into the fire and suffered no ill effects. - Paul's response is simple and action-focused: he 'shook the snake off' (apotinassō to thērion, apotinassō to thērion-'shook off the creature') 'into the fire' (eis to pyr, eis to pyr) and 'suffered no ill effects' (paschō ti kakos, paschō ti kakos-'experienced no harm'). His composure and immunity suggest divine protection. Luke alludes to Jesus's promise in Luke 10:19: 'I have given you authority...over all the power of the enemy...nothing will harm you.' Paul embodies that promise.
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