Acts 12:23

New American Bible - revised edition

At once the angel of the Lord struck him down because he did not ascribe the honor to God, and he was eaten by worms and breathed his last.

Cross References

2 Kings 19:35

That night the angel of the Lord went forth and struck down one hundred and eighty-five thousand men in the Assyrian camp. Early the next morning, there they were, dead, all those corpses!

2 Chronicles 32:21

Then the Lord sent an angel, who destroyed every warrior, leader, and commander in the camp of the Assyrian king, so that he had to return shamefaced to his own country. And when he entered the temple of his god, some of his own offspring struck him down there with the sword.

Job 19:26

This will happen when my skin has been stripped off, and from my flesh I will see God:

Job 7:5

My flesh is clothed with worms and scabs; my skin cracks and festers;

Psalm 115:1

Not to us, Lord, not to us but to your name give glory because of your mercy and faithfulness.

Exodus 10:3

So Moses and Aaron went to Pharaoh and told him, “Thus says the Lord, the God of the Hebrews: How long will you refuse to submit to me? Let my people go to serve me.

Exodus 12:12

For on this same night I will go through Egypt, striking down every firstborn in the land, human being and beast alike, and executing judgment on all the gods of Egypt—I, the Lord!

Exodus 12:23

For when the Lord goes by to strike down the Egyptians, seeing the blood on the lintel and the two doorposts, the Lord will pass over that door and not let the destroyer come into your houses to strike you down.

Exodus 12:29

And so at midnight the Lord struck down every firstborn in the land of Egypt, from the firstborn of Pharaoh sitting on his throne to the firstborn of the prisoner in the dungeon, as well as all the firstborn of the animals.

Exodus 9:17

Will you continue to exalt yourself over my people and not let them go?

Proverbs 12:8

For their good sense people are praised, but the perverse of heart are despised.

Isaiah 14:11

Down to Sheol your pomp is brought, the sound of your harps. Maggots are the couch beneath you, worms your blanket.”

Isaiah 37:23

Whom have you insulted and blasphemed, at whom have you raised your voice And lifted up your eyes on high? At the Holy One of Israel!

Isaiah 51:8

They shall be like a garment eaten by moths, like wool consumed by grubs; But my victory shall remain forever, my salvation, for all generations.

Isaiah 66:24

They shall go out and see the corpses of the people who rebelled against me; For their worm shall not die, their fire shall not be extinguished; and they shall be an abhorrence to all flesh.

Ezekiel 28:2

Son of man, say to the prince of Tyre: Thus says the Lord God: Because you are haughty of heart, you say, “I am a god! I sit on a god’s throne in the heart of the sea!” But you are a man, not a god; yet you pretend you are a god at heart!

Ezekiel 28:9

Then, face to face with your killers, will you still say, “I am a god”? No, you are a man, not a god, handed over to those who slay you.

Acts 12:22

The assembled crowd cried out, “This is the voice of a god, not of a man.”

Acts 5:19

But during the night, the angel of the Lord opened the doors of the prison, led them out, and said,

2 Thessalonians 2:4

who opposes and exalts himself above every so-called god and object of worship, so as to seat himself in the temple of God, claiming that he is a god—

1 Samuel 25:38

About ten days later the Lord struck Nabal and he died.