Acts 28:1-10 - Paul On Malta

¹ And when they were safe on shore, they understood, that the island was called Melita. ² And the barbarians shewed us uncommon humanity: for they kindled a fire and took us all in, because of the present rain, and of the cold. ³ And Paul having gathered together a bundle of sticks, and laid them on the fire, there came out a viper from the heat, and fastened on his hand. ⁴ And when the barbarians saw the venomous creature hanging on his hand, they said to one another, This man is certainly a murderer, whom, though he hath been saved from the sea, yet justice suffereth not to live. ⁵ But he shook off the creature into the fire, and suffered no hurt. ⁶ They however were expecting that he would swell, or suddenly fall down dead: but when they had waited a good while, and saw no hurt come to him, they changed their opinion and said that he was a god.

⁷ Now in the parts adjacent to this place was the seat of the chief man of the island, whose name was Publius, who took us into his house, and entertained us three days courteously. ⁸ And it happened that the father of Publius lay sick of a fever and dysentery: to whom Paul went in, and prayed, and laid his hands on him, and healed him. ⁹ Upon this, others also in the island, who had diseases came to him and were cured: ¹⁰ who also honoured us with many honors, and furnished us, when we departed, with such things as were necessary.