Act 28:3-6 | TNotes | STEP | Summary for Acts 28:3-6: 28:3-6 The locals of Malta understood justice as a personified power or deity carrying out judgment on a criminal. When nothing bad happened to Paul, the natives understood him as having power over snakes and concluded that he himself was a god (cp. 14:11-12 ). In fact, Paul’s survival demonstrated God’s protection (cp. Mark 16:17-18 ).

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‏ Acts 28:3-6

Summary for Acts 28:3-6: 28:3-6 ^a The locals of Malta understood justice as a personified power or deity carrying out judgment on a criminal. When nothing bad happened to Paul, the natives understood him as having power over snakes and concluded that he himself was a god (cp. 14:11-12 ^b). In fact, Paul’s survival demonstrated God’s protection (cp. Mark 16:17-18 ^c).