Acts 28:6 meaning and explanation
The islanders were expecting him to swell up or suddenly drop dead. But after waiting a long time and seeing nothing unusual happen to him, they changed their minds and said he was a god.
Acts 28:6, Berean Standard Bible
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The islanders of Malta had just shown the shipwrecked travelers unusual kindness. Watching the viper hang from Paul's hand, they concluded that Justice, in Greek dikē, had caught a murderer, since many ancients read sudden suffering as proof of guilt.
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