Acts 28:1-14

1Once we were safely ashoreG1295, we learnedG1921 thatG3754 theG3588 islandG3520 was calledG2564 MaltaG3194. 2TheG3588 islandersG915 showedG3930 usG1473 extraordinaryG3756G3588G5177 kindnessG5363. They kindledG681 a fireG4443 and welcomedG4355 allG3956 of usG1473 becauseG1223 it was rainingG5205 andG2532 coldG5592.

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PaulG3972 gatheredG4962 aG5100 bundleG4128 of sticksG5434, andG2532 as he laidG2007 them onG1909 theG3588 fireG4443, a viperG2191, drivenG1831 outG575 by theG3588 heatG2329, fastenedG2510 itself toG3588 hisG846 handG5495. 4WhenG5613 theG3588 islandersG915 sawG3708 theG3588 creatureG2342 hangingG2910 fromG1537 hisG846 handG5495, they saidG2036 toG4314 one anotherG240, “SurelyG3843 thisG3778 manG444 isG1510 a murdererG5406. Although he was savedG1295 fromG1537 theG3588 seaG2281, JusticeG13491 has notG3756 allowedG1439 him to liveG2198.” 5ButG3303 Paul shookG660 theG3588 creatureG2342 off intoG1519 theG3588 fireG4442 and sufferedG3958 noG3762 ill effectsG2556. 6The islanders were expectingG4328 himG846 toG3195 swell upG4092 orG2228 suddenlyG869 dropG2667 deadG3498. ButG1161 after waitingG4328 a longG4183 timeG1909 andG2532 seeingG2334 nothingG3367 unusualG824 happenG1096 toG1519 himG846, they changed their mindsG3328 and saidG2036 heG846 wasG1510 a godG2316.

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NearbyG1722G3588G4012G1565G5117 stoodG5225 an estateG5564 belonging toG3588 PubliusG3686G4196, the chief officialG4413 of theG3588 islandG3520. He welcomedG324 usG1473 and entertainedG3579 us hospitablyG5390 for threeG5140 daysG2250. 8TheG3588 fatherG3962 of PubliusG4196 wasG1096 sick in bedG2621, suffering fromG4912 feverG4446 andG2532 dysenteryG1420. PaulG3972 went inG1525 toG4314 see him, andG2532 after prayingG4336 and placingG2007 his handsG5495 on himG846, he healedG2390 the man. 9After thisG3778 had happenedG1096, theG3588 restG3062 of theG3588 sickG2192G769 onG1722 theG3588 islandG3520 cameG4334 andG2532 were curedG2323 as wellG2532.

10The islanders honoredG5091 usG1473 in manyG4183 waysG5092 andG2532 suppliedG2007 our needsG5532 when we were ready to sailG321.

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AfterG3326 threeG5140 monthsG3376 we set sailG321 inG1722 an AlexandrianG222 shipG4143 that had winteredG3914 inG1722 theG3588 islandG3520. It had the Twin BrothersG13592 as a figureheadG3902. 12Putting inG2609 atG1519 SyracuseG4946, we stayed thereG1961 threeG5140 daysG2250. 13FromG3606 there we weighed anchorG4014 and cameG2658 toG1519 RhegiumG4484. AfterG3326 oneG1520 dayG2250, a south windG3558 came upG1920, and on the second dayG1206 we arrivedG2064 atG1519 PuteoliG4223. 14There we foundG2147 some brothersG80 who invited usG3870 to spendG1961 the weekG2033G2250 withG3844 themG846. AndG2532 soG3779 we cameG2064 toG1519 RomeG4516.