Acts 28:5-6

28:5 However, ¹  Paul ²  shook ³  the creature off into the fire and suffered no harm. 28:6 But they were expecting that he was going to swell up ⁴  or suddenly drop dead. So after they had waited ⁵  a long time and had seen ⁶  nothing unusual happen ⁷  to him, they changed their minds ⁸  and said he was a god. ⁹ 

¹ tn BDAG 737 s.v. οὖν 4 indicates the particle has an adversative sense here: “but, however.”

² tn Grk “he”; the referent (Paul) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

³ tn Grk “shaking the creature off…he suffered no harm.” The participle ἀποτινάξας (apotinaxa") has been translated as a finite verb due to requirements of contemporary English style.

⁴ tn Or “going to burn with fever.” According to BDAG 814 s.v. πίμπρημι, either meaning (“swell up” or “burn with fever”) is possible for Acts 28:6.

⁵ tn The participle προσδοκώντων (prosdokwntwn) has been taken temporally.

⁶ tn The participle θεωρούντων (qewrountwn) has been taken temporally.

⁷ tn Grk “happening.” The participle γινόμενον (ginomenon) has been translated as a finite verb due to requirements of contemporary English style.

⁸ tn Grk “changing their minds.” The participle μεταβαλόμενοι (metabalomenoi) has been translated as a finite verb due to requirements of contemporary English style.

⁹ sn And said he was a god. The reaction is like Acts 14:11-19 where the crowd wanted to make Paul and Barnabas into gods. The providence of God had protected Paul again.