Acts 28:5-7

The Voice

⁵ Paul simply shook the snake off into the fire and suffered no harm. ⁶ The natives knew what to expect—rapid swelling followed by death—but when they waited a long time and saw that Paul suffered no ill effects of the bite, they changed their minds and concluded that he was a god.

⁷ The leading man of the island, Publius, owned large amounts of land near this beach. Publius received us and hosted us for three days.