Acts 28:1–10

And when they were escaped, ^athen they knew that ^bthe island was called Melita. ²And ^cthe barbarous people shewed us ^dno little ^ekindness: for they kindled a fire, and received us every one, because of the present rain, and because of the cold. ³And 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. ⁴And when ^cthe barbarians saw the venomous beast hang on his hand, they said among themselves, ^fNo doubt this man is a murderer, whom, though he hath escaped the sea, ^gyet Vengeance suffereth not to live. ⁵And he shook off the beast into the fire, and ^hfelt no harm. ⁶Howbeit they looked when he should have swollen, or fallen down dead suddenly: but after they had looked a great while, and saw ⁱno harm come to him, they changed their minds, and ^ksaid that he was a god. ⁷In the same quarters were possessions of ^lthe chief man of the island, whose name was Publius; who received us, and lodged us three days ^mcourteously. ⁸And it came to pass, that the father of Publius lay sick of a fever and of a bloody flixe: to whom Paul entered in, and ⁿprayed, and ^olaid his hands on him, and healed him. ⁹So when this was done, others also, which had diseases in the island, came, and were healed: ¹⁰who also honoured us with many ^phonours; and when we departed, they laded us with such things as were necessary.