Acts 12:23

Contemporary English Version 1995

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.

Cross References

2 Thessalonians 2:4

He will brag and oppose everything holy or sacred. He will even sit in God's temple and claim to be God.

Psalm 115:1

We don't deserve praise! The Lord alone deserves all of the praise, because of his love and faithfulness.

1 Samuel 25:38

Ten days later, the Lord took his life.

Ezekiel 28:2

Ezekiel, son of man, tell the king of Tyre that I am saying: You are so arrogant that you think you're a god and that the city of Tyre is your throne. You may claim to be a god, though you're nothing but a mere human.

Isaiah 66:24

My people will go out and look at the dead bodies of those who turned against me. The worms there never die, the fire never stops burning, and the sight of those bodies will be disgusting to everyone.

Isaiah 51:8

They will be eaten away like a moth-eaten coat. But my victory will last; my saving power will never end.

Exodus 12:29

At midnight the Lord killed the first-born son of every Egyptian family, from the son of the king to the son of every prisoner in jail. He also killed the first-born male of every animal that belonged to the Egyptians.

Ezekiel 28:9

When you face your enemies, will you still claim to be a god? They will attack, and you will suffer like any other human.

Isaiah 37:23

Sennacherib, you cursed, shouted and sneered at me, the holy One of Israel.

Isaiah 14:11

Your pride and your music have ended here in the world of the dead. Worms are your blanket, maggots are your bed.”

Job 19:26

My flesh may be destroyed, yet from this body I will see God.

Job 7:5

My parched skin is covered with worms, dirt, and sores,

2 Chronicles 32:21

and he sent an angel that killed every soldier and commander in the Assyrian camp. Sennacherib returned to Assyria, completely disgraced. Then one day he went into the temple of his god where some of his sons killed him.

2 Kings 19:35

That same night the Lord sent an angel to the camp of the Assyrians, and he killed 185,000 of them. And so the next morning, the camp was full of dead bodies.

Exodus 12:23

During that night the Lord will go through the country of Egypt and kill the first-born son in every Egyptian family. He will see where you have put the blood, and he will not come into your house. His angel that brings death will pass over and not kill your first-born sons.

Exodus 12:12

That same night I will pass through Egypt and kill the first-born son in every family and the first-born male of all animals. I am the Lord, and I will punish the gods of Egypt.

Exodus 10:3

Moses and Aaron went to the king and told him that the Lord God of the Hebrews had said: How long will you stubbornly refuse to obey? Release my people so they can worship me.

Exodus 9:17

You are still determined not to let the Lord's people go.

Acts 5:19

But that night an angel from the Lord opened the doors of the jail and led the apostles out. The angel said,

Acts 12:22

The people shouted, “You speak more like a god than a man!”

Proverbs 12:8

Good sense is worthy of praise, but stupidity is a curse.