28And after we^* were brought safely through, then we found out that the island was called Malta. ²And the local inhabitants showed extraordinary^a kindness to us, for they lit a fire and^* welcomed us all, because of the rain that had begun and because of the cold. ³And when^* Paul had gathered a large number of sticks and was placing them^* on the fire, a viper came out because of the heat and^* fastened itself on his hand. ⁴And when the local people saw the creature hanging from his hand, they began saying^* to one another, “Doubtless this man is a murderer whom, although he^* was rescued from the sea, Justice^* has not permitted to live!” ⁵He, in turn, shook off the creature into the fire and^* suffered no harm. ⁶But they were expecting that he was going to swell up^b or suddenly to fall down dead. So after^* they had waited for a long time and saw nothing unusual happen to him, they changed their minds and^* began saying^* that he was a god.

⁷Now in the regions around that place were fields belonging to the chief official of the island, named^c Publius, who welcomed us and^* entertained us^* hospitably for three days. ⁸And it happened that the father of Publius was lying down, afflicted with fever and dysentery. Paul went^* to him^d and after^* praying, he placed his^* hands on him and^* healed him. ⁹And after^* this had taken place, the rest of those on the island who had diseases were coming and being healed also. ¹⁰They also honored us with many honors, and when we^* were putting out to sea, they gave us^* the things we needed.^e

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*Here “after” is supplied as a component of the participle (“were brought safely through”) which is understood as temporal
aLiterally “not the ordinary”
*Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“lit”) has been translated as a finite verb
*Here “when” is supplied as a component of the temporal genitive absolute participle (“had gathered”)
*Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
*Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“came out”) has been translated as a finite verb
*The imperfect tense has been translated as ingressive here (“began saying”)
*Here “although” is supplied as a component of the participle (“was rescued”) which is understood as concessive
*Here personified as a goddess
*Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“shook off”) has been translated as a finite verb
bOr “to burn with fever” (either meaning is possible here)
*Here “after” is supplied as a component of the temporal genitive absolute participle (“had waited”)
*Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“changed their minds”) has been translated as a finite verb
*The imperfect tense has been translated as ingressive here (“began saying”)
cLiterally “by name”
*Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“welcomed”) has been translated as a finite verb
*Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
*Here this participle (“went”) has been translated as a finite verb in keeping with English style
dLiterally “whom”
*Here “after” is supplied as a component of the participle (“praying”) which is understood as temporal
*Literally “the”; the Greek article is used here as a possessive pronoun
*Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“placed”) has been translated as a finite verb
*Here “after” is supplied as a component of the temporal genitive absolute participle (“had taken place”)
*Here “when” is supplied as a component of the participle (“putting out to sea”) which is understood as temporal
*Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
eLiterally “for the needs”