Acts 28:1–10

On the Island of Malta

¹And when ^athey had been brought safely through to shore, ^bthen we learned that ^cthe island was called ¹Malta.

^2aAnd the ¹natives showed us extraordinary affection; for because of the rain that had set in and because of the cold, they kindled a fire and ^breceived us all.

³But when Paul had gathered a bundle of sticks and laid them on the fire, a viper came out ¹because of the heat and fastened itself on his hand.

⁴And when ^athe ¹natives saw the creature hanging from his hand, they began saying to one another, “^bUndoubtedly this man is a murderer, and though he has been saved from the sea, ²Justice has not allowed him to live.”

⁵However ^ahe shook the creature off into the fire and suffered no harm.

⁶But they were waiting for him to soon swell up or suddenly fall down dead. But after they had waited a long time and had seen nothing unusual happen to him, changing their minds, they ^abegan to say that he was a god.

⁷Now in the areas around that place were lands belonging to the leading man of the island, named Publius, who welcomed us and entertained us courteously three days.

⁸And it happened that the father of Publius was lying afflicted with fever and dysentery; and Paul, going to see him and having ^aprayed, ^blaid his hands on him and healed him.

⁹And after this had happened, the rest of the people on the island who had diseases were coming to him and being healed.

¹⁰They also bestowed on us many honors of respect; and when we were setting sail, they ¹supplied us with ²all we needed.