It was only after our escape that we found out the island was called Malta.
However, we are to be stranded on an island."
while the rest were to manage with planks or pieces of wreckage. In this way it turned out that the whole company got safe to land.
When day broke, they could not recognize what land it was; however, they noticed a creek with a sandy beach, and resolved to see if they could run the ship ashore there.
As soon as he saw the vision, we made efforts to start for Macedonia, inferring that God had called us to preach the gospel to them.
They covered the whole island as far as Paphos, where they fell in with a Jewish sorcerer and false prophet called Bar-Jesus;
When it was decided we were to sail for Italy, Paul and some other prisoners were handed over to an officer of the Imperial regiment called Julius.