保羅拿起一捆柴放進火堆裡，不料有一條毒蛇經不住熱鑽了出來，咬住了他的手。

那时，保罗拾起一捆柴，放在火上，有一条毒蛇，因为热了出来，咬住他的手。

那时，保罗拾起一捆柴，放在火中，有一条毒蛇，因为热的缘故钻了出来，缠住他的手。

那时，保罗拾起一捆柴，放在火中，有一条毒蛇，因为热的缘故钻了出来，缠住他的手。

保罗拿起一捆柴放进火堆里，不料有一条毒蛇经不住热钻了出来，咬住了他的手。

保罗拾了一捆干柴，放在火上的时候，有一条毒蛇，受不住热，爬了出来，缠住他的手。

保罗收集了一捆柴火，放在火堆上的时候，有一条毒蛇因热钻了出来，咬住他的手。

那時，保羅拾起一捆柴，放在火上，有一條毒蛇，因為熱了出來，咬住他的手。

那時，保羅拾起一捆柴，放在火中，有一條毒蛇，因為熱的緣故鑽了出來，纏住他的手。

那時，保羅拾起一捆柴，放在火中，有一條毒蛇，因為熱的緣故鑽了出來，纏住他的手。

保羅拾了一捆乾柴，放在火上的時候，有一條毒蛇，受不住熱，爬了出來，纏住他的手。

保羅撿了一把柴、放在火上，就有一條毒蛇、因為熱了出來，纏住他的手。

保羅收集了一捆柴火，放在火堆上的時候，有一條毒蛇因熱鑽了出來，咬住他的手。

適保羅斂薪一束、置於火、有蝮因熱而出、齧其手、

適保羅束薪置火、火熱、蝮出、繞其手、

適保羅採薪一束、置於火上、有蝮因熱而出、繞其手、

爾時葆樂拾柴一束、投之於火、突有蝮因熱而出、纏其手、

Paul 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.

Paul 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.

When Paul had gathered a bundle of sticks and put them on the fire, a viper came out because of the heat and fastened on his hand.

As Paul gathered an armful of sticks and was laying them on the fire, a poisonous snake, driven out by the heat, bit him on the hand.

As Paul gathered a bundle of brushwood and put it on the fire, a viper came out because of the heat and fastened itself on his hand.

But 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.

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

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

As Paul gathered a bundle of brushwood and put it on the fire, a viper came out because of the heat and fastened itself to his hand.

And when Paul had gathered a bundle of sticks, and laid[ them] on the fire, there came a viper out of the heat, and fastened on his hand.

When Paul had gathered a bundle of brushwood and was putting it on the fire, a viper came out because of the heat and fastened itself on his hand.

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

你們孵毒蛇蛋，人吃了這蛋必死，蛋破後爬出毒蛇。你們編蜘蛛網，

他們自稱是基督的僕人，我說句狂話，我更是！我比他們更辛苦，坐牢更多，身受更重的鞭打，經常出生入死。

看啊，你們實在算不得什麼，你們所做的毫無意義，拜你們的人真是可憎！

你們這些毒蛇的後代！你們心裡邪惡，又怎能講出好話呢？因為心裡充滿的，口裡自然會說出來。

似乎默默無聞，卻是家喻戶曉；似乎快死了，看啊！我們卻仍然活著；受嚴刑拷打，卻沒有喪命；

那裡的居民看見毒蛇吊在保羅手上，就交頭接耳地說：「這人一定是個兇手，雖然僥倖沒有淹死，天理卻不容他活下去。」

他吸吮蛇的毒液，被蛇的舌頭害死。

你們這些蛇，這些毒蛇的後代啊，你們怎能逃脫地獄的刑罰呢？

以下是關於南地動物的預言：他們的使臣用驢馱著財物，用駱駝馱著珍寶，穿過公獅、母獅、蝮蛇和飛蛇出沒的艱險之地，前往一個對他們毫無用處的國家。

約翰看見很多法利賽人和撒都該人也來受洗，就對他們說：「你們這些毒蛇的後代！誰指示你們逃避那將臨的烈怒呢？

你們的光景將好像人逃避獅子，卻遇上了熊，逃回家裡，手扶牆壁，又被蛇咬。