1. When we were safe on land, we learned that the island was called Malta.
2. It was raining and very cold. But the people who lived there were very good to us. They made us a fire and welcomed all of us.
3. Paul gathered a pile of sticks for the fire. He was putting them on the fire when a poisonous snake came out because of the heat and bit him on the hand.
4. The people living on the island saw the snake hanging from Paul’s hand. They said to each other, “This man must be a murderer! He did not die in the sea, but Justice does not want him to live.”
10-11. The people on the island gave us many honors. We stayed there three months. When we were ready to leave, they gave us the things we needed.We got on a ship from Alexandria. The ship had stayed on the island during the winter. On the front of the ship was the sign of the twin gods.