Acts 28:1–10

¹And having been saved, then they knew that the island is called Melita, ²and the foreigners were shewing us no ordinary kindness, for having kindled a fire, they received us all, because of the pressing rain, and because of the cold; ³but Paul having gathered together a quantity of sticks, and having laid them upon the fire, a viper—out of the heat having come—did fasten on his hand. ⁴And when the foreigners saw the beast hanging from his hand, they said unto one another, ‘Certainly this man is a murderer, whom, having been saved out of the sea, the justice did not suffer to live;’ ⁵he then, indeed, having shaken off the beast into the fire, suffered no evil, ⁶and they were expecting him to be about to be inflamed, or to fall down suddenly dead, and they, expecting it a long time, and seeing nothing uncommon happening to him, changing their minds, said he was a god. ⁷And in the neighbourhood of that place were lands of the principal man of the island, by name Publius, who, having received us, three days did courteously lodge us; ⁸and it came to pass, the father of Publius with feverish heats and dysentery pressed, was laid, unto whom Paul having entered, and having prayed, having laid his hands on him, healed him; ⁹this, therefore, being done, the others also in the island having infirmities were coming and were healed; ¹⁰who also with many honours did honour us, and we setting sail—they were lading us with the things that were necessary.