Acts 12:18–25

18 Now when day came, there was no small disturbance among the soldiers as to 1what could have become of Peter.

19 When Herod had searched for him and had not found him, he examined the guards and ordered that they abe led away to execution. Then he went down from Judea to bCaesarea and was spending time there.

Death of Herod

20 Now he was very angry with the people of aTyre and Sidon; and with one accord they came to him, and having won over Blastus the king’s chamberlain, they were asking for peace, because btheir country was fed by the king’s country.

21 On an appointed day Herod, having put on his royal apparel, took his seat on the 1rostrum and began delivering an address to them.

22 The people kept crying out, “The voice of a god and not of a man!”

23 And immediately aan angel of the Lord struck him because he did not give God the glory, and he was eaten by worms and 1died.

24 But athe word of the Lord continued to grow and to be multiplied.

25 And aBarnabas and aSaul returned 1from Jerusalem bwhen they had fulfilled their 2mission, taking along with them cJohn, who was also called Mark.