And then, on a particular day, Herod, dressed in his royal robes, delivered a speech [to the people] from his throne.
Acts 12:22 - An Understandable Version (2005 edition) The people began shouting, “His is the voice of a god and not a man.” More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And the people gave a shout, saying, It is the voice of a god, and not of a man. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And the assembled people shouted, It is the voice of a god, and not of a man! American Standard Version (1901) And the people shouted, saying, The voice of a god, and not of a man. Common English Bible Those assembled kept shouting, over and over, “This is a god’s voice, not the voice of a mere human!” Catholic Public Domain Version Then the people were crying out, "The voice of a god, and not of a man!" Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And the people made acclamation, saying: It is the voice of a god, and not of a man. |
And then, on a particular day, Herod, dressed in his royal robes, delivered a speech [to the people] from his throne.
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.
These people are gripers and complainers, living according to their own [evil] desires, whose mouths speak boastfully, and who show partiality [toward certain people] to gain some advantage.
And they [all] worshiped the dragon because he had given authority to the beast. And they worshiped the beast, saying, “Who is like the beast?” and “Who is able to wage war against him?”