Atos 28

4And 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 hath escaped the sea, yet vengeance suffereth not to live.

gn 4:8,11

gn 9:5,6

gn 3:1

gn 42:21,22

nm 35:31,34

pv 28:17

is 26:21

is 13:21,22

is 43:20

sf 2:15

mt 27:25

mt 23:35

6Howbeit they looked when he should have swollen, or fallen down dead suddenly: but after they had looked a great while, and saw no harm come to him, they changed their minds, and said that he was a god.
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mt 21:9

mt 27:22

at 14:11,13

at 12:22

Estas pessoas eram muito supersticiosas e acreditavam em muitos deuses. Quando viram que ao Paulo não afetou o veneno da víbora, pensaram que estavam diante de um deus. Uma situação similar se narra em Act 14:11-18.