On the cloth were all kinds of four-footed animals and snakes of the earth and birds of the sky.

As I looked at it, I saw four-footed animals and snakes of the earth and birds of the sky.

Paul had gathered some wood. As he laid it on the fire, a snake came out because of the heat. It held fast to Paul’s hand.

When the people of the island saw the snake holding to his hand, they said to each other, “This man is a killer. He was saved from the sea and yet it is not right for him to live.”

Paul shook off the snake into the fire. He was not hurt in any way.