Acts 12:23 - Forerunner Commentary

Acts 12:23

21 So on a set day Herod, arrayed in royal apparel, sat on his throne and gave an oration to them.

22 And the people kept shouting, “The voice of a god and not of a man!”

23 Then immediately an angel of the Lord ^astruck him, because ^bhe did not give glory to God. And he was eaten by worms and¹ died.

24 But ^athe word of God grew and multiplied.

Barnabas and Saul Appointed

25 And ^aBarnabas and Saul returned from Jerusalem when they had ^bfulfilled their ministry, and they also ^ctook with them ^dJohn whose surname was Mark.

Verse Comparison: Acts 12:23

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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.

Amplified® Bible
And at once an angel of the Lord smote him {and} cut him down, because he did not give God the glory (the preeminence and kingly majesty that belong to Him as the supreme Ruler); and he was eaten by worms and died.

Contemporary English Version
At once an angel from the Lord struck him down because he took the honor that belonged to God. Later, Herod was eaten by worms and died.

Darby English Version
And immediately an angel of [the] Lord smote him, because he did not give the glory to God, and he expired, eaten of worms.

Good News Bible
At once the angel of the Lord struck Herod down, because he did not give honor to God. He was eaten by worms and died.

International Standard Version
Immediately the angel of the Lord struck him down because he did not give glory to God, and he was eaten by worms and died.

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.

New American Standard Bible
And immediately an angel of the Lord struck him because he did not give God the glory, and he was eaten by worms and died.

New International Version
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.

New King James Version
Then immediately an angel of the Lord struck him, because he did not give glory to God. And he was eaten by worms and died.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
And immediately an angel of the Lord struck him because he did not give God the glory, and the worms ate him and he died.

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.

New English Translation
Immediately an angel of the Lord¹ struck² Herod³ down because he did not give the glory to God, and he was eaten by worms and died.⁴

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