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Acts 12:23

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PrideJudgmentPraise and worship

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.

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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BSB
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.
KJV
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.
WEB
Immediately an angel of the Lord struck him, because he didn’t give God the glory. Then he was eaten by worms and died.
ASV
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.
DARBY
And immediately an angel of [the] Lord smote him, because he did not give the glory to God, and he expired, eaten of worms.
BLB
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.
ÅB
Straks slo en Herrens engel ham, fordi han ikke gav Gud æren, og han ble fortært av ormer og oppgav ånden.
OTB
Umiddelbart, fordi Herodes ikke ga Gud æren, slo en Herrens engel ham ned, og han ble spist av ormer og døde.
B1930
Straks slo en Herrens engel ham, fordi han ikke gav Gud æren, og han blev fortært av ormer og opgav ånden.

Study notes (Tyndale)

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  • Psalms 115:1

    Not unto us, O LORD, not unto us, but unto thy name give glory, for thy mercy, and for thy truth’s sake.

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  • Acts 10:25–26

    And as Peter was coming in, Cornelius met him, and fell down at his feet, and worshipped him.

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  • 2 Thessalonians 2:4

    Who 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.

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  • 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,

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  • Daniel 4:30–37

    The 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?

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  • 1 Samuel 25:38

    And it came to pass about ten days after, that the LORD smote Nabal, that he died.

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  • Daniel 5:18–24

    O thou king, the most high God gave Nebuchadnezzar thy father a kingdom, and majesty, and glory, and honour:

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  • Isaiah 51:8

    For 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.

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