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Acts 28:1
And when we were safe, we made the discovery that the island was named Melita.
Acts 28:1 · Bible in Basic English
Acts 28:1 in other translations
And when they were escaped, then they knew that the island was called Melita.
Once we were safely ashore, we learned that the island was called Malta.
When we had escaped, then they learned that the island was called Malta.
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In context
1 And when we were safe, we made the discovery that the island was named Melita.
2 And the simple people living there were uncommonly kind to us, for they made a fire for us, and took us in, because it was raining and cold.
3 But when Paul had got some sticks together and put them on the fire, a snake came out, because of the heat, and gave him a bite on the hand.
4 And when the people saw it hanging on his hand, they said to one another, Without doubt this man has put someone to death, and though he has got safely away from the sea, God will not let him go on living.
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