Acts 28:2

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Acts 28:1–4 · Berean Standard Bible

1 Once we were safely ashore, we learned that the island was called Malta.

2 The islanders showed us extraordinary kindness. They kindled a fire and welcomed all of us because it was raining and cold.

3 Paul gathered a bundle of sticks, and as he laid them on the fire, a viper, driven out by the heat, fastened itself to his hand.

4 When the islanders saw the creature hanging from his hand, they said to one another, “Surely this man is a murderer. Although he was saved from the sea, Justice has not allowed him to live.”

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Acts 28:4

When the islanders saw the creature hanging from his hand, they said to one another, “Surely this man is a murderer. Although he was saved from the sea, Justice has not allowed him to live.”

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Proverbs 24:11

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Proverbs 24:12

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Luke 10:30

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Luke 10:32

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Luke 10:33

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Luke 10:34

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Luke 10:35

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Luke 10:36

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Luke 10:37

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in labor and toil and often without sleep, in hunger and thirst and often without food, in cold and exposure.