| 3 | Paul had gathered a bundle of sticks and put them on the fire, when a viper came out because of the heat and fastened on his hand. |
| 4 | When the natives saw the creature hanging from his hand, they said to one another, "No doubt this man is a murderer. Though he has escaped from the sea, justice has not allowed him to live." |
| 5 | He, however, shook off the creature into the fire and suffered no harm. |
| 6 | They waited, expecting him to swell up or suddenly fall down dead; but when they had waited a long time and saw no misfortune come to him, they changed their minds and said that he was a god. |