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|Atos 28:1|
Once safely on shore, we found out that the island was called Malta.
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|Atos 28:2|
The islanders showed us unusual kindness. They built a fire and welcomed us all because it was raining and cold.
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|Atos 28:3|
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.
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|Atos 28:4|
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, Justice has not allowed him to live.”
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|Atos 28:5|
But Paul shook the snake off into the fire and suffered no ill effects.
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|Atos 28:6|
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.
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|Atos 28:7|
There was an estate near by that belonged to Publius, the chief official of the island. He welcomed us to his home and for three days entertained us hospitably.
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|Atos 28:8|
His father was sick in bed, suffering from fever and dysentery. Paul went in to see him and, after prayer, placed his hands on him and healed him.
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|Atos 28:9|
When this had happened, the rest of the sick on the island came and were cured.
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|Atos 28:10|
They honoured us in many ways and when we were ready to sail, they furnished us with the supplies we needed.
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