10 Bible Verses about Serpents
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And just as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, so must the Son of man be lifted up,
they shall pick up serpents, and if they drink any poison it shall not hurt them; they shall lay hands on the sick and they shall recover."
Now when Paul had gathered a bundle of sticks and thrown them on the fire, a viper crawled out because of the heat, and fastened on his hand. When the natives saw the reptile hanging on his hand, they began saying to one another, "No doubt this man is a murderer, whom, though he has escaped from the sea, yet justice does not allow him to live." However, he shook off the reptile into the fire and received no harm.read more.
But they kept expecting him to swell up or fall down dead suddenly. But after waiting a long time, and seeing no harm come to him, they changed their minds, and said over and over that he was a god.
"Behold, it is I who am sending you forth like sheep among wolves. Be then as serpents and as guileless as doves.
And just as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, so must the Son of man be lifted up, in order that every one who believes in him may have eternal life. "For God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten Son, that whoever trusts in him should not perish, but have eternal life.
He gripped the dragon, that old serpent, who is the devil and Satan, and bound him for a thousand years,
And just as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, so must the Son of man be lifted up, in order that every one who believes in him may have eternal life.
But I fear lest, just as the serpent beguiled Eve in his craftiness, so your minds should be seduced from your single-mindedness and purity toward Christ.
Now the great dragon was thrown down??hat old Serpent, he who is called the devil and Satan, the deceiver of the whole world. He was thrown down to the earth, and his angels were thrown down with him.
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Conviction » Instances of » The israelites » Complaints » Serpents
Highways » Infested with » Serpents
Israel » Scoured » Serpents » Poisonous
Reptiles » Serpents
Serpents » Illustrative » Of the devil
He gripped the dragon, that old serpent, who is the devil and Satan, and bound him for a thousand years,
Now the great dragon was thrown down??hat old Serpent, he who is called the devil and Satan, the deceiver of the whole world. He was thrown down to the earth, and his angels were thrown down with him.
But I fear lest, just as the serpent beguiled Eve in his craftiness, so your minds should be seduced from your single-mindedness and purity toward Christ.
Serpents » Evil men compared to
"You generation of vipers! How can you speak good, when you are evil? For the mouth speaks what the heart is full of. "When the time of fruit drew near, he sent his slaves to the vine-dressers seized to get his fruit.
So John used to say to the crowd of those who were going out to be baptized by him. "You breed of vipers, who has warned you to flee from the wrath to come?
Serpents » Often sent as a punishment
Neither must we presume upon the patience of our Lord, as some of them presumed, and were destroyed by the serpents;
Serpents » Doomed to eat their food mingled with dust
Serpents » Miracles connected with » Moses' rod turned into
Serpents » Illustrative » (poisonous bite of,) of baneful effects of wine
Serpents » Many kinds of poisonous
Serpents » Illustrative » Of enemies who harass and destroy
Serpents » Characterized as subtle
"Behold, it is I who am sending you forth like sheep among wolves. Be then as serpents and as guileless as doves.
Serpents » Miracles connected with » Power over, given to the disciples
"Behold, I give you the power to tread upon serpents and scorpions, and to trample on all the power of the enemy. In no case shall anything do you harm.
they shall pick up serpents, and if they drink any poison it shall not hurt them; they shall lay hands on the sick and they shall recover."
Serpents » Called crooked
Serpents » Were often enchanted or fascinated
Serpents » Infest » Hedges
Serpents » Infest » Deserts
Serpents » Miracles connected with » Israelites cured by looking at one of brass
Serpents » Illustrative » Of the tribe of dan
Serpents » Illustrative » Of hypocrites
Serpents » Dangerous to travellers
Serpents » Doomed to creep on their belly
Serpents » Man's aversion and hatred to
Serpents » Cursed above all creatures
Serpents » Unclean and unfit for food
Serpents » Illustrative » (sharp tongue of,) of malice of the wicked
Serpents » Produced from eggs
Serpents » Infest » Holes in walls
Serpents » All kinds of, can be tamed
For while every kind of beast and bird, and of reptiles and sea-creatures are tamable, and actually have been tamed by mankind,
Serpents » Created by God
Titles and names of the wicked » Serpents
Wicked people » Compared with » Serpents
Wicked, the, are compared to » Serpents
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