¹⁰ So Moses and Aaron went in to Pharaoh, and they did so, just ^(A)as the Lord commanded. And Aaron cast down his rod before Pharaoh and before his servants, and it ^(B)became a serpent.

³ And He said, “Cast it on the ground.” So he cast it on the ground, and it became a serpent; and Moses fled from it.

¹⁹ Behold, ^(A)I give you the authority to trample on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy, and nothing shall by any means hurt you.

^18 (A)they^[a] will take up serpents; and if they drink anything deadly, it will by no means hurt them; ^(B)they will lay hands on the sick, and they will recover.”