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Acts 28:2

“The islanders showed us extraordinary kindness. They kindled a fire and welcomed all of us because it was raining and cold.”

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¹Once we were safely ashore, we learned that the island was called Malta.

²The islanders showed us extraordinary kindness. They kindled a fire and welcomed all of us because it was raining and cold.

³Paul gathered a bundle of sticks, and as he laid them on the fire, a viper, driven out by the heat, fastened itself to his hand.

⁴When the islanders saw the creature hanging from his hand, they said to one another, “Surely this man is a murderer. Although he was saved from the sea, Justice has not allowed him to live.”

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