But we must run aground on some island.”

After we had safely reached shore, we learned that the island was called Malta.

Every island fled away and no mountains could be found.

When they had crossed over the whole island as far as Paphos, they found a magician, a Jewish false prophet named Bar-Jesus,

After this had happened, many of the people on the island who were sick also came and were healed.

After three months we put out to sea in an Alexandrian ship that had wintered at the island and had the “Heavenly Twins” as its figurehead.

The sky was split apart like a scroll being rolled up, and every mountain and island was moved from its place.

Now in the region around that place were fields belonging to the chief official of the island, named Publius, who welcomed us and entertained us hospitably as guests for three days.

I, John, your brother and the one who shares with you in the persecution, kingdom, and endurance that are in Jesus, was on the island called Patmos because of the word of God and the testimony about Jesus.