KJV ORIGINAL
And when the barbarians saw the venomous beast hang on his hand, they said among themselves, No doubt this man is a murderer, whom, though he hath escaped the sea, yet vengeance suffereth not to live.
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
When the locals saw this poisonous snake hanging off Paul's hand, they started whispering to each other, 'This guy has to be a killer or something. He might've survived that shipwreck, but justice is catching up with him now.'
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
Sometimes people think your struggles mean you're being punished, but they don't know your whole story.
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