10 Bible Verses about Serpents
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And just as Moses in the desert lifted the serpent on the pole, the Son of Man must be lifted up,
they will take snakes in their hands; even if they drink anything poisonous, it will not hurt them; they will lay their hands on the sick, and they will get well."
Paul, too, gathered a bundle of sticks, and as he put them on the fire, because of the heat, a viper crawled out of them and fastened itself upon his hand. When the natives saw the reptile hanging from his hand, they said to one another, "Beyond a doubt this man is a murderer, for though he has been rescued from the sea, justice will not let him live." But he simply shook the reptile off into the fire and suffered no harm.read more.
The natives kept on looking for him to swell up or suddenly drop dead, but after waiting a long time and seeing nothing unusual take place on him, they changed their minds and said that he was a god.
"Listen! I am sending you out as sheep surrounded by wolves. So you must be sensible like serpents and guileless like doves.
And just as Moses in the desert lifted the serpent on the pole, the Son of Man must be lifted up, so that everyone who trusts in Him may have eternal life. "For God loved the world so much that He gave His Only Son, so that anyone who trusts in Him may never perish but have eternal life.
He seized the dragon, the ancient serpent, who is the devil and Satan, and bound him for a thousand years.
And just as Moses in the desert lifted the serpent on the pole, the Son of Man must be lifted up, so that everyone who trusts in Him may have eternal life.
But I am apprehensive that, somehow or other, as the serpent by his cunning deceived Eve, your thoughts may be turned aside from single-hearted devotion to Christ.
You serpents! You brood of vipers! How can you escape a sentence to the pit!
So the huge dragon, the ancient serpent, called the devil and Satan, who deceives the whole world, was hurled down to the earth, and his angels were hurled down with him.
From Thematic Bible
Conviction » Instances of » The israelites » Complaints » Serpents
Highways » Infested with » Serpents
Israel » Scoured » Serpents » Poisonous
Reptiles » Serpents
Serpents » Illustrative » Of the devil
He seized the dragon, the ancient serpent, who is the devil and Satan, and bound him for a thousand years.
So the huge dragon, the ancient serpent, called the devil and Satan, who deceives the whole world, was hurled down to the earth, and his angels were hurled down with him.
But I am apprehensive that, somehow or other, as the serpent by his cunning deceived Eve, your thoughts may be turned aside from single-hearted devotion to Christ.
Serpents » Evil men compared to
You serpents! You brood of vipers! How can you escape a sentence to the pit!
You brood of vipers! How can you, wicked as you are, say anything that is good? For the mouth talks about the things that fill the heart.
So he used to say to the crowds that continued to come out there to be baptized by him: "You brood of vipers! Who warned you to escape from the wrath that is coming?
Serpents » Often sent as a punishment
Let us stop trying the Lord's patience, as some of them did, and for it were destroyed by the snakes.
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
"Listen! I am sending you out as sheep surrounded by wolves. So you must be sensible like serpents and guileless like doves.
Serpents » Miracles connected with » Power over, given to the disciples
Listen! I have given you power to tread on snakes and scorpions, and to trample on all the power of the enemy, and nothing at all will ever harm you.
they will take snakes in their hands; even if they drink anything poisonous, it will not hurt them; they will lay their hands on the sick, and they will get well."
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
You serpents! You brood of vipers! How can you escape a sentence to the pit!
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 every kind of beasts and birds, of reptiles and sea animals, can be, or have been, tamed by man;
Serpents » Created by God
Titles and names of the wicked » Serpents
You serpents! You brood of vipers! How can you escape a sentence to the pit!
Wicked people » Compared with » Serpents
You serpents! You brood of vipers! How can you escape a sentence to the pit!
Wicked, the, are compared to » Serpents
You serpents! You brood of vipers! How can you escape a sentence to the pit!
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- Abstinence
- Adam and eve
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- Atonement
- Being Deceived
- Biting
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- Color
- Cosmic Creatures
- Dragons
- Man's Ways
- Names And Titles For Satan

