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When the natives saw the creature hanging from his hand, they said one to another, "No doubt this man is a murderer, whom, though he has escaped from the sea, yet Justice has not allowed to live."
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The Danger of Judging by Calamity
Commentators agree that the islanders made a common theological error. They correctly believed in divine justice but wrongly assumed that every specific calamity is a direct punishment for a specific sin. Scholars warn Christians against this, noting that God also uses trials to test and refine the faith of the righteous (like Job), so we should not rush to judge others' spiritual state based on their suffering.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
The venomous beast. We usually apply the word "beast" to an animal of larger size than a viper. But the original word—thērion—is …
The beast (το θηριον). Diminutive of θηρ and so little beast. See on Mr 1:13. Aristotle and the medical writers apply the word to …
19th Century
Anglican
The venomous beast.—The adjective, as the italics show, is not in the Greek, and can hardly be said to be necessary.
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Baptist
And laid them on the fire, there came a viper out of the heat, and fastened on his hand. And when the barbarians saw the venomous beast hang on…
The islanders showed kindness to “us all” (i.e., the 276 survivors) by building a fire, which was just what was needed in the cold and rain. When P…
16th Century
Protestant
As soon as the barbarians saw. This judgment was common in all ages: that those who were grievously punished had grievously offended. Nor …
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And when the barbarians saw the venomous beast The viper is called "Therion", a beast, it being of the viviparous ki…
God can make strangers into friends—friends in distress.
Those who are despised for simple manners are often more friendly than the more pol…
