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Acts 28:5 — King James Version← Study notes

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


Acts 28:5Greek Interlinear

Greek · Acts 28:512 words
GreekMeaning
ho
The onearticleG3588
μὲνmen
indeedwordG3303
οὖνoun
thenwordG3767
ἀποτινάξαςapotinaxas
shake offverbG660
τὸto
thearticleG3588
θηρίονthērion
creaturenounG2342
εἰςeis
intoprepositionG1519
τὸto
thearticleG3588
πῦρpyr
firenounG4442
ἔπαθενepathen
he sufferedverbG3958
οὐδὲνouden
no thingadjectiveG3762
κακόνkakon
injuriousadjectiveG2556
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on Acts 28:5

fastened on his hand. 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 has escaped the sea, yet vengeance suffers not to live. Acts 28:4 Well also was this permitted, that they should both see the thing and utter the thought, in order that, when the result ensued, there might be no disbelieving the miracle. Observe their good feeling (towards the distressed), in saying this (not…

Chrysostom · 4th century · Homily 54 on Acts
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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