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Acts 12:23

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23And immediately an angel of the Lord struck him down becauseh he did not give the glory to God. And he was eaten by worms and* died.

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Footnotes

  1. hLiterally “in return for which”
  2. *Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“was”) has been translated as a finite verb

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

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)

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.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

At once an angel of the Lord struck him because he did not give the glory to God, and he was eaten by worms and died.

NLTNew Living Translation

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.

KJV 1900King James Version

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.