Acts 28:1-14 ▼

1 And having been saved, then we found out that the island is called Malta.

2 And the natives were showing not just the ordinary kindness to us. For having kindled a fire, they received all of us because of the rain setting in and because of the cold.

3 Now on Paul having gathered a multitude of sticks and having laid them on the fire, a viper, having come out from the heat, fastened itself on his hand.

4 And when the natives saw the beast hanging from his hand, they began to say to one another, “By all means this man is a murderer whom, having been saved from the sea, Dike did not permit to live.”

5 Then indeed, having shaken off the creature into the fire, he suffered no harm.

6 But they were expecting him to be about to become inflamed or suddenly to fall down dead. But on their waiting a great while and seeing nothing amiss happening to him, having changed their opinion, they began declaring him to be a god.

7 Now in the parts around that place were lands of the chief of the island, named Publius, who, having received us, entertained us hospitably for three days.

8 And it came to pass that the father of Publius was lying, oppressed with fevers and dysentery, toward whom Paul, having entered and having prayed, having laid the hands on him, healed him.

9 And on this having taken place, also the rest in the island having infirmities were coming and were healed,

10 who also honored us with many honors, and on setting sail, they laid on us the things for our needs.

11 And after three months, we sailed in an Alexandrian ship having wintered in the island, with a figurehead of the Dioscuri.

12 And having put in at Syracuse, we stayed three days,

13 from where, having cast off, we arrived at Rhegium. And after one day, a south wind having come up, on the second day we came to Puteoli,

14 where having found some brothers, we were entreated to remain with them seven days. And so we came to Rome.