5. And he shook off the beast into the fire and felt no harm.
6. But they were waiting to see when he should have swollen or fallen down dead suddenly; but after they had waited a great while and saw no harm come to him, they changed their minds and said that he was a god.
7. In the same quarters were possessions of a principal man of the island, whose name was Publius, who received us and lodged us three days courteously.
8. And it came to pass that the father of Publius lay sick of a fever and of dysentery, to whom Paul entered in and prayed and laid his hands on him and healed him.
9. So when this was done, others also, who had diseases in the island, came and were healed,
10. who also honoured us with many gifts; and when we departed, they laded us with such things as were necessary.
11. And after three months we departed in a ship of Alexandria, which had wintered in the isle, whose ensign was Castor and Pollux.