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Acts 28:5
New English Translation
Acts 28:5
New English Translation
5 However,[a] Paul[b] shook[c] the creature off into the fire and suffered no harm.
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- Acts 28:5 tn BDAG 737 s.v. οὖν 4 indicates the particle has an adversative sense here: “but, however.”
- Acts 28:5 tn Grk “he”; the referent (Paul) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
- Acts 28:5 tn Grk “shaking the creature off…he suffered no harm.” The participle ἀποτινάξας (apotinaxas) has been translated as a finite verb due to requirements of contemporary English style.
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