1. When we were safe on shore, we found out that the island was called Malta.
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 each other, "This man must be a murderer. He escaped from the sea. But Justice won't let him live." Justice was the name of a goddess.
5. Paul shook the snake off into the fire. He was not harmed.
6. The people expected him to swell up. They thought he would suddenly fall dead. They waited for a long time. But they didn't see anything unusual happen to him. So they changed their minds. They said he was a god.