1And when we had been saved, we then came to know that the island is called Malta.2The barbarians showed us no ordinary kindness, for they kindled a fire and welcomed all of us because of the rain that had set in and because of the cold.3Paul gathered a multitude of brushwood and laid it on the fire; a snake came out from the heat and fastened itself on his hand.4When the barbarians saw the wild animal hanging from his hand, they said to one another, 'Surely this man is a murderer; though he was saved from the sea, justice did not permit him to live.'5He, however, shook the wild animal off into the fire and suffered no harm.6They were expecting him to swell up or suddenly fall down dead, but after they had waited a long time and observed nothing unusual happening to him, they changed their minds and began to say that he was a god.7In that region there were properties belonging to Publius, the leading man of the island, who welcomed us and entertained us hospitably for three days.8It happened that the father of Publius was lying sick with fever and dysentery. Paul went in to him and prayed, and after laying his hands on him he healed him.9When this had happened, the rest of the people on the island who had diseases came and were healed.10They also honored us with many honors, and when we were about to sail they furnished us with the things we needed.