Acts 28:2

New Testament Historical ASV (1901)

And the barbarians showed us no common kindness; for they kindled a fire, and received us all, because of the present rain, and because of the cold.

Acts 28:2 — American Standard Version

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Context — Acts 28

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1And when we were escaped, then we knew that the island was called Melita.

2And the barbarians showed us no common kindness; for they kindled a fire, and received us all, because of the present rain, and because of the cold.

3But when Paul had gathered a bundle of sticks and laid them on the fire, a viper came out by reason of the heat, and fastened on his hand.

4And 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.

5Howbeit he shook off the creature into the fire, and took no harm.

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