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Acts 12:22–23

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22The assembled people began to shout, “It’s the voice of a god and not of a man!” 23At once an angel of the Lordi struck him because he did not give the glory to God, and he was eaten by worms and died.j

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Cross references

  1. iLk 1:11; Col 4:1; Jd 5
  2. j1Sm 25:38; 2Sm 24:16–17; Ps 115:1

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

And the people were shouting, “The voice of a god, and not of a man!” Immediately an angel of the Lord struck him down, because he did not give God the glory, and he was eaten by worms and breathed his last.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

They shouted, “This is the voice of a god, not of a man.” Immediately, because Herod did not give praise to God, an angel of the Lord struck him down, and he was eaten by worms and died.

NLTNew Living Translation

The people gave him a great ovation, shouting, “It’s the voice of a god, not of a man!”

Instantly, an angel of the Lord struck Herod with a sickness, because he accepted the people’s worship instead of giving the glory to God. So he was consumed with worms and died.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

But the people began to call out loudly, “The voice of a god and not of a man!” And immediately an angel of the Lord struck him down because he did not give the glory to God. And he was eaten by worms and died.

KJV 1900King James Version

And the people gave a shout, saying, It is the voice of a god, and not of a man. And immediately the angel of the Lord smote him, because he gave not God the glory: and he was eaten of worms, and gave up the ghost.