Acts 28:3

3Paul gathered a pile of brushwood and, as he put it on the fire, a viper, driven out by the heat, fastened itself on his hand.

3But when Paul had gathered a bundle of sticks and laid them on the fire, a viper came out 28:3 Or from the heatbecause of the heat and fastened itself on his hand.

3But when Paul had gathered a bundle of sticks and laid them on the fire, a viper came out because of the heat and fastened itself on his hand.

3But when Paul had gathered a bundle of sticks and laid them on the fire, a 28:3 Probably a sand viper (vipera ammodytes), whose venom is deadly and fast-acting.viper crawled out because of the heat and fastened itself on his hand.

3Paul 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.

3Paul gathered some sticks and put them on the fire. A poisonous snake was driven out by the heat. It fastened itself on Paul’s hand.