KJV King 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.
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Acts 12:23
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.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Immediately, because Herod did not give glory to God, an angel of the Lord struck him down, and he was eaten by worms and died.
WEB World English Bible
Immediately an angel of the Lord struck him, because he didn’t give God the glory, and he was eaten by worms and died.
ASV American Standard Version
And immediately an angel of the Lord smote him, because he gave not God the glory: and he was eaten of worms, and gave up the ghost.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and presently there smote him a messenger of the Lord, because he did not give the glory to God, and having been eaten of worms, he expired.
Surrounding context — Acts 12
20 And Herod was highly displeased with them of Tyre and Sidon: but they came with one accord to him, and, having made Blastus the king’s chamberlain their friend, desired peace; because their country was nourished by the king’s [country].
21 And upon a set day Herod, arrayed in royal apparel, sat upon his throne, and made an oration unto them.
22 And the people gave a shout, [saying, It is] the voice of a god, and not of a man.
23 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.
24 But the word of God grew and multiplied.
25 And Barnabas and Saul returned from Jerusalem, when they had fulfilled [their] ministry, and took with them John, whose surname was Mark.
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παραχρῆμαG3916 · parachrēmainstantlyδὲG1161 · dethenἐπάταξενG3960 · patassōto strikeαὐτὸνG846 · autosit/s/heἄγγελοςG32 · angelosangelκυρίουG2962 · kurioslord: Godἀνθ᾽G473 · antiforὧνG3739 · hos, hēwhichοὐκG3756 · ounoἔδωκενG1325 · didōmito giveτὴνG3588 · hothe/this/whoδόξανG1391 · doxagloryτῷG3588 · hothe/this/whoθεῷ,G2316 · theosGodκαὶG2532 · kaiandγενόμενοςG1096 · ginomaito beσκωληκόβρωτοςG4662 · skōlēkobrōtosworm-eatedἐξέψυξεν.¶G1634 · ekpsuchōto expire
Cross-references
Acts 10:25-26And as Peter was coming in, Cornelius met him, and fell down at his feet, and worshipped [him].Psalm 115:1Not unto us, O LORD, not unto us, but unto thy name give glory, for thy mercy, [and] for thy truth’s sake.2 Thessalonians 2:4Who opposeth and exalteth himself above all that is called God, or that is worshipped; so that he as God sitteth in the temple of God, shewing himself that he is God.Acts 14:14-15[Which] when the apostles, Barnabas and Paul, heard [of], they rent their clothes, and ran in among the people, crying out,Daniel 5:18-24O thou king, the most high God gave Nebuchadnezzar thy father a kingdom, and majesty, and glory, and honour:1 Samuel 25:38And it came to pass about ten days [after], that the LORD smote Nabal, that he died.Daniel 4:30-37The king spake, and said, Is not this great Babylon, that I have built for the house of the kingdom by the might of my power, and for the honour of my majesty?2 Samuel 24:16-17And when the angel stretched out his hand upon Jerusalem to destroy it, the LORD repented him of the evil, and said to the angel that destroyed the people, It is enough: stay now thine hand. And the angel of the LORD was by the threshingplace of Araunah the Jebusite.Exodus 12:29And it came to pass, that at midnight the LORD smote all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, from the firstborn of Pharaoh that sat on his throne unto the firstborn of the captive that [was] in the dungeon; and all the firstborn of cattle.Ezekiel 28:2Son of man, say unto the prince of Tyrus, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Because thine heart [is] lifted up, and thou hast said, I [am] a God, I sit [in] the seat of God, in the midst of the seas; yet thou [art] a man, and not God, though thou set thine heart as the heart of God:Isaiah 37:23Whom hast thou reproached and blasphemed? and against whom hast thou exalted [thy] voice, and lifted up thine eyes on high? [even] against the Holy One of Israel.Isaiah 66:24And they shall go forth, and look upon the carcases of the men that have transgressed against me: for their worm shall not die, neither shall their fire be quenched; and they shall be an abhorring unto all flesh.Isaiah 51:8For the moth shall eat them up like a garment, and the worm shall eat them like wool: but my righteousness shall be for ever, and my salvation from generation to generation.Luke 12:47-48And that servant, which knew his lord’s will, and prepared not [himself], neither did according to his will, shall be beaten with many [stripes].2 Kings 19:35And it came to pass that night, that the angel of the LORD went out, and smote in the camp of the Assyrians an hundred fourscore and five thousand: and when they arose early in the morning, behold, they [were] all dead corpses.2 Chronicles 21:18-19And after all this the LORD smote him in his bowels with an incurable disease.Ezekiel 28:9Wilt thou yet say before him that slayeth thee, I [am] God? but thou [shalt be] a man, and no God, in the hand of him that slayeth thee.Isaiah 14:11Thy pomp is brought down to the grave, [and] the noise of thy viols: the worm is spread under thee, and the worms cover thee.
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