Psalms 91:13

91:13 You will subdue ¹  a lion and a snake; ² 

you will trample underfoot a young lion and a serpent.

Isaiah 11:8

11:8 A baby ³  will play

over the hole of a snake; ⁴ 

over the nest ⁵  of a serpent

an infant ⁶  will put his hand. ⁷ 

Ezekiel 2:6

2:6 But you, son of man, do not fear them, and do not fear their words – even though briers ⁸  and thorns ⁹  surround you and you live among scorpions – do not fear their words and do not be terrified of the looks they give you, ¹⁰  for they are a rebellious house!

Mark 16:18

16:18 they will pick up snakes with their hands, and whatever poison they drink will not harm them; ¹¹  they will place their hands on the sick and they will be well.”

Acts 28:5

28:5 However, ¹²  Paul ¹³  shook ¹⁴  the creature off into the fire and suffered no harm.

Romans 16:20

16:20 The God of peace will quickly crush Satan under your feet. The grace of our Lord Jesus be with you.

[91:13]  ¹ tn Heb “walk upon.”

[91:13]  ² tn Or perhaps “cobra” (see Ps 58:4).

[11:8]  ³ tn Heb “one sucking,” i.e., still being nursed by his mother.

[11:8]  ⁴ tn Or perhaps, “cobra” (cf. NAB, NASB, NIV, NCV); KJV, ASV, NRSV “asp.”

[11:8]  ⁵ tc The Hebrew text has the otherwise unattested מְאוּרַת (mÿ’urat, “place of light”), i.e., opening of a hole. Some prefer to emend to מְעָרַת (mÿ’arat, “cave, den”).

[11:8]  ⁶ tn Heb “one who is weaned” (cf. KJV, ASV, NASB, NRSV).

[11:8]  ⁷ sn The transformation of the animal kingdom depicted here typifies what will occur in human society under the just rule of the ideal king (see vv. 3-5). The categories “predator-prey” (i.e., oppressor-oppressed) will no longer exist.

[2:6]  ⁸ tn The Hebrew term occurs only here in the OT.

[2:6]  ⁹ tn The Hebrew term is found elsewhere in the OT only in Ezek 28:24.

[2:6]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “of their faces.”

[16:18]  ¹¹ tn For further comment on the nature of this statement, whether it is a promise or prediction, see ExSyn 403-6.

[28:5]  ¹² tn BDAG 737 s.v. οὖν 4 indicates the particle has an adversative sense here: “but, however.”

[28:5]  ¹³ tn Grk “he”; the referent (Paul) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[28:5]  ¹⁴ tn Grk “shaking the creature off…he suffered no harm.” The participle ἀποτινάξας (apotinaxa") has been translated as a finite verb due to requirements of contemporary English style.