New Testament · SCRIPTURE
Acts 12:23
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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.
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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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Immediately an angel of the Lord struck him, because he didn’t give God the glory. Then he was eaten by worms and died.
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ASVAmerican 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.
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And immediately an angel of [the] Lord struck him because he did not give the glory to God. And having been eaten by worms, he breathed his last.
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READ IN CONTEXT · BSB
Acts 12
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.
25 When Barnabas and Saul had fulfilled their mission to Jerusalem, they returned, bringing with them John, also called Mark.
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