Acts 28:3

Acts 28:3

Paul’s Ministry on Malta

1 Now when they had escaped, they then found out that ^athe island was called Malta.

2 And the ^anatives showed us unusual kindness; for they kindled a fire and made us all welcome, because of the rain that was falling and because of the cold.

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

4 So when the natives saw the creature hanging from his hand, they said to one another, “No doubt this man is a murderer, whom, though he has escaped the sea, yet justice does not allow to live.”

5 But he shook off the creature into the fire and ^asuffered no harm.

6 However, they were expecting that he would swell up or suddenly fall down dead. But after they had looked for a long time and saw no harm come to him, they changed their minds and ^asaid that he was a god.

7 In that region there was an estate of the¹ leading citizen of the island, whose name was Publius, who received us and entertained us courteously for three days.

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Acts 28:3 Paul had gathered a bundle of sticks. Instead of looking on, he helped. So while on the ship he helped to throw out the tackling. There came a viper out of the heat. In the bundle of driftwood or brush the serpent lay, chilled with the cold, but as soon as it was carried to the fire it was awakened to activity by the heat and struck its fangs into the hand that was disposing of the sticks.

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