Acts 12:23

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

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

Cross References

2 Kings 19:35

That same night the LORD sent an angel to the camp of the Assyrians, and he killed one hundred and eighty-five thousand of them. And so the next morning, the camp was full of dead bodies.

2 Chronicles 32:21

and he sent an angel who 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.

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,

Psalm 115:1

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

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 12:12

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

Exodus 12:23

During that night the LORD will go through the country of Egypt and kill the firstborn 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 firstborn sons.

Exodus 12:29

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

Exodus 9:17

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

Proverbs 12:8

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

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.”

Isaiah 37:23

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

Isaiah 51:8

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

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.

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.

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.

Acts 12:22

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

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,

2 Thessalonians 2:4

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

1 Samuel 25:38

Ten days later, the LORD took his life.