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Acts 28:1-6
New American Standard Bible
Chapter 28
1
When they had been brought safely through, then we found out that the island was called Malta.
2
The natives showed us extraordinary kindness, for they kindled a fire and took us all in because of the rain that had started and because of the cold.
3
But when Paul had gathered a bundle of sticks and laid them on the fire, a viper came out because of the heat and fastened itself on his hand.
4
When the natives saw the creature hanging from his hand, they
began
saying to one another, 'Undoubtedly this man is a murderer, and though he has been saved from the sea, justice has not allowed him to live.'
5
However, Paul shook the creature off into the fire and suffered no harm.
6
Now they were expecting that he was going to swell up or suddenly fall down dead. But after they had waited a long time and had seen nothing unusual happen to him, they changed their minds and
began
to say that he was a god.
King James Version
Chapter 28
1
And when they were escaped, then they knew that the island was called Melita.
2
And the barbarous people shewed us no little kindness: for they kindled a fire, and received us every one, because of the present rain, and because of the cold.
3
And when Paul had gathered a bundle of sticks, and laid them on the fire, there came a viper out of the heat, and fastened on his hand.
4
And when the barbarians saw the venomous beast hang on his hand, they said among themselves, No doubt this man is a murderer, whom, though he hath escaped the sea, yet vengeance suffereth not to live.
5
And he shook off the beast into the fire, and felt no harm.
6
Howbeit they looked when he should have swollen, or fallen down dead suddenly: but after they had looked a great while, and saw no harm come to him, they changed their minds, and said that he was a god.
Christian Standard Bible
Chapter 28
1
Once safely ashore, we then learned that the island was called Malta.
2
The local people showed us extraordinary kindness. They lit a fire and took us all in, since it was raining and cold.
3
As Paul gathered a bundle of brushwood and put it on the fire, a viper came out because of the heat and fastened itself on his hand.
4
When the local people saw the snake hanging from his hand, they said to one another, "This man, no doubt, is a murderer. Even though he has escaped the sea, Justice has not allowed him to live."
5
But he shook the snake off into the fire and suffered no harm.
6
They expected that he would begin to swell up or suddenly drop dead. After they waited a long time and saw nothing unusual happen to him, they changed their minds and said he was a god.
New Living Translation
Chapter 28
1
Once we were safe on shore, we learned that we were on the island of Malta.
2
The people of the island were very kind to us. It was cold and rainy, so they built a fire on the shore to welcome us.
3
As Paul gathered an armful of sticks and was laying them on the fire, a poisonous snake, driven out by the heat, bit him on the hand.
4
The people of the island saw it hanging from his hand and said to each other, 'A murderer, no doubt! Though he escaped the sea, justice will not permit him to live.'
5
But Paul shook off the snake into the fire and was unharmed.
6
The people waited for him to swell up or suddenly drop dead. But when they had waited a long time and saw that he wasn’t harmed, they changed their minds and decided he was a god.
English Standard Version
Chapter 28
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.
New International Version
Chapter 28
1
Once safely on shore, we found out that the island was called Malta.
2
The islanders showed us unusual kindness. They built a fire and welcomed us all because it was raining and cold.
3
Paul gathered a pile of brushwood and, as he put it on the fire, a viper, driven out by the heat, fastened itself on his hand.
4
When the islanders saw the snake hanging from his hand, they said to each other, "This man must be a murderer; for though he escaped from the sea, the goddess Justice has not allowed him to live."
5
But Paul shook the snake off into the fire and suffered no ill effects.
6
The people expected him to swell up or suddenly fall dead; but after waiting a long time and seeing nothing unusual happen to him, they changed their minds and said he was a god.
New King James Version
Chapter 28
1
Now when they had escaped, they then found out that the island was called Malta.
2
And the natives showed us unusual kindness; for they kindled a fire and made us all welcome, because of the rain that was falling and because of the cold.
3
But when Paul had gathered a bundle of sticks and laid
them
on the fire, a viper came out because of the heat, and fastened on his hand.
4
So when the natives saw the creature hanging from his hand, they said to one another, “No doubt this man is a murderer, whom, though he has escaped the sea, yet justice does not allow to live.”
5
But he shook off the creature into the fire and suffered no harm.
6
However, they were expecting that he would swell up or suddenly fall down dead. But after they had looked for a long time and saw no harm come to him, they changed their minds and said that he was a god.
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