Acts 12:23

Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

At once an angel of the Lord  struck him because he did not give the glory to God, and he was eaten by worms and died.

Cross References

2 Thessalonians 2:4

He opposes and exalts himself above every so-called god  or object of worship,  so that he sits  in God’s temple, proclaiming that he himself is God.

1 Samuel 25:38

About ten days later, the Lord struck Nabal dead.

Ezekiel 28:2

‘Son of man, say to the ruler of Tyre, “This is what the Lord God says: Your  heart is proud, and you have said, ‘I am a god;  I sit in the seat of gods in the heart of the sea.’ Yet you are a man and not a god, though you have regarded your heart as that of a god.

Isaiah 66:24

‘As they leave, they will see the dead bodies of those who have rebelled against me;  for their worm  will never die, their fire will never go out,  and they will be a horror to all humanity.’

Isaiah 51:8

For moths will devour them like a garment, and worms will eat them like wool. But my righteousness will last for ever, and my salvation for all generations.

Exodus 12:29

Now at midnight the Lord struck every firstborn male in the land of Egypt, from the firstborn of Pharaoh who sat on his throne to the firstborn of the prisoner who was in the dungeon, and every firstborn of the livestock.

Ezekiel 28:9

Will you still say, ‘I am a god,’ in the presence of those who slay   you? Yet you will be only a man, not a god, in the hands of those who kill you.

Isaiah 37:23

Who is it you have mocked  and blasphemed? Against whom have you raised your voice and lifted your eyes in pride? Against the Holy One of Israel!

Isaiah 14:11

Your splendour has been brought down to Sheol, along with the music of your harps. Maggots are spread out under you, and worms cover you.’

Job 19:26

Even after my skin has been destroyed, yet I will see God in   my flesh.

Job 7:5

My flesh is clothed with maggots and encrusted with dirt. My skin forms scabs  and then oozes.

2 Chronicles 32:21

and the Lord sent an angel who annihilated every valiant warrior, leader, and commander in the camp of the king of Assyria. So the king of Assyria returned in disgrace to his land. He went to the temple of his god, and there some of his own children struck him down with the sword.

2 Kings 19:35

That night the angel of the Lord went out and struck down one hundred and eighty-five thousand in the camp of the Assyrians. When the people got up the next morning #– #there were all the dead bodies!

Exodus 12:23

When the Lord passes through to strike Egypt and sees the blood on the lintel and the two doorposts, he will pass over the door and not let the destroyer enter your houses to strike you.

Exodus 12:12

‘I will pass through  the land of Egypt on that night and strike every firstborn male in the land of Egypt, both people and animals. I am the Lord; I will execute judgements against all the gods of Egypt.

Exodus 10:3

So Moses and Aaron went in to Pharaoh and told him, ‘This is what the Lord, the God of the Hebrews, says: How long will you refuse to humble yourself before me? Let my people go, that they may worship me.

Exodus 9:17

You are still acting arrogantly against  my people by not letting them go.

Acts 5:19

But an angel of the Lord opened the doors of the jail during the night, brought them out, and said,

Acts 12:22

The assembled people began to shout, ‘It’s the voice of a god and not of a man! ’

Proverbs 12:8

A man is praised for his insight, but a twisted mind is despised.