New Testament · SCRIPTURE
Acts 12:22
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And they began to shout, “This is the voice of a god, not a man!”
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And the people gave a shout, [saying, It is] the voice of a god, and not of a man.
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The people shouted, “The voice of a god, and not of a man!”
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ASVAmerican Standard Version
And the people shouted, [saying], The voice of a god, and not of a man.
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And the people were crying out, “[The] voice of a god and not of a man!”
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Acts 12
20 Now Herod was in a furious dispute with the people of Tyre and Sidon, and they convened before him. Having secured the support of Blastus, the king’s chamberlain, they asked for peace, because their region depended on the king’s country for food.
21 On the appointed day, Herod donned his royal robes, sat on his throne, and addressed the people.
22 And they began to shout, “This is the voice of a god, not a man!”
23 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.
24 But the word of God continued to spread and multiply.
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