Acts 28:1-2

Paul on Malta

1 After we were brought safely through, ¹we then learned that ²the island was called Malta.

2 ³The native people^[a] showed us unusual ⁴kindness, for they kindled a fire and welcomed us all, because it had begun to rain and was cold.

Acts 28:1-2 In-Context

1 After we were brought safely through, we then learned that the island was called Malta.

2 The native people showed us unusual kindness, for they kindled a fire and welcomed us all, because it had begun to rain and was cold.

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

4 When the native people saw the creature hanging from his hand, they said to one another, "No doubt this man is a murderer. Though he has escaped from the sea, Justice has not allowed him to live."

5 He, however, shook off the creature into the fire and suffered no harm.

6 They were waiting for him to swell up or suddenly fall down dead. But when they had waited a long time and saw no misfortune come to him, they changed their minds and said that he was a god.

Cross References

• 1. [Acts 27:39]
• 2. Acts 27:26
• 3. ver. 4; Romans 1:14; 1 Corinthians 14:11; Colossians 3:11
• 4. Acts 27:3

Footnotes

• [a]. Greek barbaroi (that is, non - Greek speakers); also verse 4