ACTS 28:1-16
28:1 And when they were escaped, then they knew that the island was called 
Melita.
28:2 And the barbarous people shewed us no little kindness: for they kindled a 
fire, and received us every one, because of the present rain, and because of 
the cold.
28:3 And when Paul had gathered a bundle of sticks, and laid them on the fire, 
there came a viper out of the heat, and fastened on his hand.
28:4 And when the barbarians saw the venomous beast hang on his hand, they said 
among themselves, No doubt this man is a murderer, whom, though he hath escaped 
the sea, yet vengeance suffereth not to live.
28:5 And he shook off the beast into the fire, and felt no harm.
28:6 Howbeit they looked when he should have swollen, or fallen down dead 
suddenly: but after they had looked a great while, and saw no harm come to him, 
they changed their minds, and said that he was a god.
28:7 In the same quarters were possessions of the chief man of the island, 
whose name was Publius; who received us, and lodged us three days courteously.
28:8 And it came to pass, that the father of Publius lay sick of a fever and of 
a bloody flux: to whom Paul entered in, and prayed, and laid his hands on him, 
and healed him.
28:9 So when this was done, others also, which had diseases in the island, 
came, and were healed:
28:10 Who also honoured us with many honours; and when we departed, they laded 
us with such things as were necessary.
28:11 And after three months we departed in a ship of Alexandria, which had 
wintered in the isle, whose sign was Castor and Pollux.
28:12 And landing at Syracuse, we tarried there three days.
28:13 And from thence we fetched a compass, and came to Rhegium: and after one 
day the south wind blew, and we came the next day to Puteoli:
28:14 Where we found brethren, and were desired to tarry with them seven days: 
and so we went toward Rome.
28:15 And from thence, when the brethren heard of us, they came to meet us as 
far as Appii forum, and The three taverns: whom when Paul saw, he thanked God, 
and took courage.
28:16 And when we came to Rome, the centurion delivered the prisoners to the 
captain of the guard: but Paul was suffered to dwell by himself with a soldier 
that kept him.