1. When they had escaped, they learned that the island was called Malta.
2. The natives showed extraordinary kindness, for they kindled a fire and welcomed us all, because of the rain and the cold.
3. When Paul had gathered a bundle of sticks and put them on the fire, a viper driven out by the heat fastened on his hand.
4. When the natives saw the creature hanging from his hand, they said to one another, “Surely this man is a murderer. Though he has escaped from the sea, justice does not allow him to live.”
5. But he shook off the creature into the fire and suffered no harm.