Parallel Verses
Lexham Expanded Bible
And immediately an angel of the Lord struck him down {because} he did not give the glory to God. And he was eaten by worms [and] died.
New American Standard Bible
And immediately
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.
Holman Bible
At once an angel of the Lord
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.
A Conservative Version
And immediately an agent of Lord struck him, because he did not give glory to God. And after becoming worm-eaten, he expired.
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
And at once an angel of the Lord struck him down because he did not give God the glory [and instead permitted himself to be worshiped], and
An Understandable Version
Suddenly, an angel from God struck him [with a terrible condition] because he refused to honor God [by what he said in his speech], so he was consumed by worms and died.
Anderson New Testament
And immediately an angel of the Lord smote him, because he did not give God the glory. And having been eaten by worms, he expired.
Bible in Basic English
And straight away the angel of the Lord sent a disease on him, because he did not give the glory to God: and his flesh was wasted away by worms, and so he came to his end.
Common New Testament
Immediately an angel of the Lord struck him because he did not give God the glory, and he was eaten by worms and died.
Daniel Mace New Testament
but at the instant an angel of the Lord smote him, because he did not glorify God: so that he became a prey to worms and died. In the mean time, the
Darby Translation
And immediately an angel of the Lord smote him, because he did not give the glory to God, and he expired, eaten of worms.
Godbey New Testament
And immediately the angel of the Lord smote him, because he gave not the glory to God; and being eaten by worms, he breathed out his soul.
Goodspeed New Testament
But the angel of the Lord struck him down immediately, because he did not give the honor to God; and he was eaten by worms and died.
John Wesley New Testament
And immediately an angel of the Lord smote him, because he gave not God the glory; and being eaten by worms, he expired.
Julia Smith Translation
And immediately the messenger of the Lord struck him, because he gave not the glory to God: and eaten by worms, he expired.
King James 2000
And immediately the angel of the Lord smote him, because he gave not God the glory: and he was eaten of worms, and died.
Modern King James verseion
And immediately the angel of the Lord struck him, because he did not give God the glory. And he was eaten by worms and gave up the spirit.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And immediately the angel of the Lord smote him, because he gave not God the honour, and he was eaten of worms, and gave up the ghost.
Moffatt New Testament
and in a moment an angel of the Lord struck him, because he had not given due glory to God; he was eaten up by worms and so expired.
Montgomery New Testament
Instantly an angel of the Lord smote him, because he had not given God the glory, and being eaten up by worms, he died.
NET Bible
Immediately an angel of the Lord struck Herod down because he did not give the glory to God, and he was eaten by worms and died.
New Heart English Bible
Immediately an angel of the Lord struck him, because he did not give God the glory, and he was eaten by worms and died.
Noyes New Testament
But immediately an angel of the Lord smote him, because he gave not God the glory, and he was eaten by worms, and expired.
Sawyer New Testament
And an angel of the Lord instantly smote him because he gave not glory to God, and being eaten with worms he expired.
The Emphasized Bible
And, instantly, there smote him, a messenger of the Lord, because he gave not the glory unto God; and, becoming worm-eaten, he expired.
Thomas Haweis New Testament
But instantly the angel of the Lord smote him, because he gave not the glory to God: and being devoured with worms, he expired.
Twentieth Century New Testament
Instantly an angel of the Lord struck him, because he did not give God the glory; and he was attacked with worms, and died.
Webster
And immediately the angel of the Lord smote him, because he gave not God the glory: and he was eaten by worms, and died.
Weymouth New Testament
Instantly an angel of the Lord struck him, because he had not given the glory to God, and being eaten up by worms, he died.
Williams New Testament
But the angel of the Lord at once struck him down, because he did not give the glory to God; he was eaten by worms, and so died.
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.
Worrell New Testament
And immediately an angel of the Lord smote him, because he did not give God the glory; and, having been eaten by worms, he expired.
Worsley New Testament
but immediately an angel of the Lord smote him, because he gave not God the glory: and being devoured by worms he died.
Youngs 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.
Themes
Angels » Of wrath, execute the judgments of God
Angels » Called » Angel of the lord
Caesarea » The home of » Herod
Death of the The Wicked » Exemplified » Herod
Disease » Sent as a judgment » Disease sent
Diseases » Mentioned in scripture » Worms
Glorifying God » Punishment for not
God » Special judgments inflicted » Disease sent
God » Judgments of » Examples of men smitten
God's Judgments » Special judgments inflicted » Disease sent
God's Judgments » Examples of men smitten
Happiness » Of the wicked » Herod
Happiness of the The Wicked » Exemplified » Herod
Herod » Son of aristobulus (herod agrippa i)
Jerusalem » Roman rulers who resided in » Herod (herod agrippa i)
Judgments » Upon individuals--exemplified » Herod
Punishment » Capital Punishment » Examples of the infliction of
Self-exaltation » Instances of » Herod agrippa i, when deified by the people
Tyre » City of » The hostility of herod agrippa i toward
Worm » Herod agrippa i was eaten by, (josephus confirmed this)
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Word Count of 37 Translations in Acts 12:23
Verse Info
Context Readings
Herod's Gruesome Death
22 But the people began to call out loudly, "The voice of a god and not of a man!" 23 And immediately an angel of the Lord struck him down {because} he did not give the glory to God. And he was eaten by worms [and] died. 24 But the word of God kept on increasing and multiplying.
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Cross References
1 Samuel 25:38
{And then}, about ten days later, Yahweh struck Nabal and he died.
2 Samuel 24:16-17
When the angel stretched out his hand to destroy Jerusalem, Yahweh regretted about the evil, and he said to the angel who brought destruction among the people, "Enough, now relax your hand." Now the angel of Yahweh [was] at the threshing floor of Araunah the Jebusite.
Psalm 115:1
Not to us, O Yahweh, not to us, but to your name give glory, because of your loyal love, because of your faithfulness.
Exodus 9:17
Still you [are] behaving haughtily to my people by not releasing them.
Exodus 10:3
And Moses and Aaron came to Pharaoh, and they said to him, "Thus says Yahweh, the God of the Hebrews, 'Until when will you refuse to submit before me? Release my people so that they may serve me.
Exodus 12:12
"And I will go through the land of Egypt during this night, and I will strike all of the firstborn in the land of Egypt, from human to animal, and I will do punishments among all of the gods of Egypt. I [am] Yahweh.
Exodus 12:23
And Yahweh will go through to strike Egypt, and he will see the blood on the lintel and on the two doorposts, and Yahweh will pass over the doorway and will not allow the destroyer to come to your houses to strike [you].
Exodus 12:29
{And} in the middle of the night, Yahweh struck all of the firstborn in the land of Egypt, from the firstborn of Pharaoh sitting on his throne to the firstborn of the captive who [was] in the prison house and every firstborn of an animal.
2 Kings 19:35
It happened in that night that an angel of Yahweh went out, and he struck down one hundred and eighty-five thousand in the camp of Assyria. When they got up early in the morning, look! All of them [were] dead corpses.
1 Chronicles 21:14-18
So Yahweh sent a pestilence through Israel, and seventy thousand men from Israel fell.
2 Chronicles 21:18-19
And after all this Yahweh afflicted him in his bowels with an illness for [which there was] no cure.
2 Chronicles 32:21
Then Yahweh sent an angel, and he destroyed every mighty warrior of strength, commander, and officer in the camp of the king of Assyria. And he returned with shamed face to his land and went into the house of his god. And some of the offspring of his loins fell upon him there with the sword.
Job 7:5
My body is clothed [with] maggots and clods of dust; my skin hardens, then it gives way [again].
Job 19:26
And after my skin has been thus destroyed, but from my flesh I will see God,
Isaiah 14:11
Your pride is brought down [to] Sheol, [and] the sound of your harps; maggots are spread out beneath you like a bed, and your covering is worms.
Isaiah 37:23
Whom have you taunted and blasphemed, and against whom have you raised up [your] voice and lifted your eyes upward? To the holy one of Israel!
Isaiah 51:8
For a moth will eat them like garments; a moth will devour them like wool, but my righteousness will be forever, and my salvation for {generation after generation}."
Isaiah 66:24
"And they shall go out and look at the corpses of the people {who have rebelled} against me, for their worm shall not die, and their fire shall not be quenched, and they shall be an abhorrence to all flesh."
Ezekiel 28:2
"Son of man, say to the leader of Tyre, 'Thus says the Lord Yahweh: "Because your heart was haughty, and you said, 'I [am] a god; I sit [in the] seat of [the] gods, I sit in [the] heart of [the] seas!' But you are a human, not a god, and you gave your heart to be like [the] heart of a god.
Ezekiel 28:9
{Will you indeed still say} "I [am] a god!" before the face of your killers? And [in fact] you [are] a human and not a god in the hand of {those who pierce you}.
Daniel 4:30-37
And the king answered and said, "Is this not the great Babylon which I have built as a royal palace by the strength of my own power, and for the glory of my own majesty?"
Daniel 5:18-24
{O king}, the Most High God gave the kingdom and the greatness and the glory and the majesty to Nebuchadnezzar your {predecessor}.
Mark 9:43-48
And if your hand causes you to sin, cut it off! It is better [for] you to enter into life crippled than, having two hands, to go into hell--into the unquenchable fire!
Luke 12:47-48
And that slave who knew the will of his master and did not prepare or do according to his will {will be given a severe beating}.
Acts 10:25-26
So it happened that when Peter entered, Cornelius met him, fell at [his] feet, [and] worshiped [him].
Acts 14:14-15
But [when] the apostles Barnabas and Paul heard about [it], they tore their clothing [and] rushed out into the crowd, shouting
2 Thessalonians 2:4
who opposes and who exalts himself over every so-called god or object of worship, so that he sits down in the temple of God, proclaiming that he himself is God.