Acts 14:27
14:27 When they arrived and gathered the church together, they reported 1 all the things God 2 had done with them, and that he had opened a door 3 of faith for the Gentiles.
Acts 28:3
28:3 When Paul had gathered a bundle of brushwood 4 and was putting it on the fire, a viper came out because of the heat and fastened itself on his hand.
1 tn Or “announced.”
2 sn Note that God is the subject of the activity. The outcome of this mission is seen as a confirmation of the mission to the Gentiles.
3 sn On the image of opening, or of the door, see 1 Cor 16:9; 2 Cor 2:12; Col 4:3.
4 tn Or “sticks.”