Acts 28:2-4

New International Reader's Version

² The people of the island were unusually kind. It was raining and cold. So they built a fire and welcomed all of us. ³ Paul gathered some sticks and put them on the fire. A poisonous snake was driven out by the heat. It fastened itself on Paul’s hand. ⁴ The people of the island saw the snake hanging from his hand. They said to one another, “This man must be a murderer. He escaped from the sea. But the female god Justice won’t let him live.”