^{4 Ref} And when the barbarians saw the `venomous' creature hanging from his hand, they said one to another, No doubt this man is a murderer, whom, though he hath escaped from the sea, yet Justice hath not suffered to live.

^{5 Ref} Howbeit he shook off the creature into the fire, and took no harm.

^{6 Ref} But they expected that he would have swollen, or fallen down dead suddenly: but when they were long in expectation and beheld nothing amiss came to him, they changed their minds, and said that he was a god.

^{7 Ref} Now in the neighborhood of that place were lands belonging to the chief man of the island, named Publius, who received us, and entertained us three days courteously.

^{8 Ref} And it was so, that the father of Publius lay sick of fever and dysentery: unto whom Paul entered in, and prayed, and laying his hands on him healed him.

^{9 Ref} And when this was done, the rest also that had diseases in the island came, and were cured:

^{10 Ref} who also honored us with many honors; and when we sailed, they put on board such things as we needed.