New English Translation

Acts 28:1-3 New English Translation (NET)

1. After we had safely reached shore, we learned that the island was called Malta.

2. The local inhabitants showed us extraordinary kindness, for they built a fire and welcomed us all because it had started to rain and was cold.

3. When Paul had gathered a bundle of brushwood and was putting it on the fire, a viper came out because of the heat and fastened itself on his hand.