Acts 12:23

New King James Version

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

Cross References

2 Thessalonians 2:4

who opposes and exalts himself above all that is called God or that is worshiped, so that he sits as God in the temple of God, showing himself that he is God.

Psalm 115:1

Not unto us, O Lord, not unto us, But to Your name give glory, Because of Your mercy, Because of Your truth.

1 Samuel 25:38

Then it happened, after about ten days, that the Lord struck Nabal, and he died.

Ezekiel 28:2

“Son of man, say to the prince of Tyre, ‘Thus says the Lord God: “Because your heart is lifted up, And you say, ‘I am a god, I sit in the seat of gods, In the midst of the seas,’ Yet you are a man, and not a god, Though you set your heart as the heart of a god

Isaiah 66:24

“And they shall go forth and look Upon the corpses of the men Who have transgressed against Me. For their worm does not die, And their fire is not quenched. They shall be an abhorrence to all flesh.”

Isaiah 51:8

For the moth will eat them up like a garment, And the worm will eat them like wool; But My righteousness will be forever, And My salvation from generation to generation.”

Exodus 12:29

And it came to pass at midnight that the Lord struck all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, from the firstborn of Pharaoh who sat on his throne to the firstborn of the captive who was in the dungeon, and all the firstborn of livestock.

Ezekiel 28:9

“Will you still say before him who slays you, ‘I am a god’? But you shall be a man, and not a god, In the hand of him who slays you.

Isaiah 37:23

“Whom have you reproached and blasphemed? Against whom have you raised your voice, And lifted up your eyes on high? Against the Holy One of Israel.

Isaiah 14:11

Your pomp is brought down to Sheol, And the sound of your stringed instruments; The maggot is spread under you, And worms cover you.’

Job 19:26

And after my skin is destroyed, this I know, That in my flesh I shall see God,

Job 7:5

My flesh is caked with worms and dust, My skin is cracked and breaks out afresh.

2 Chronicles 32:21

Then the Lord sent an angel who cut down every mighty man of valor, leader, and captain in the camp of the king of Assyria. So he returned shamefaced to his own land. And when he had gone into the temple of his god, some of his own offspring struck him down with the sword there.

2 Kings 19:35

And it came to pass on a certain night that the angel of the Lord went out, and killed in the camp of the Assyrians one hundred and eighty-five thousand; and when people arose early in the morning, there were the corpses—all dead.

Exodus 12:23

For the Lord will pass through to strike the Egyptians; and when He sees the blood on the lintel and on the two doorposts, the Lord will pass over the door and not allow the destroyer to come into your houses to strike you.

Exodus 12:12

‘For I will pass through the land of Egypt on that night, and will strike all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, both man and beast; and against all the gods of Egypt I will execute judgment: I am the Lord.

Exodus 10:3

So Moses and Aaron came in to Pharaoh and said to him, “Thus says the Lord God of the Hebrews: ‘How long will you refuse to humble yourself before Me? Let My people go, that they may serve Me.

Exodus 9:17

As yet you exalt yourself against My people in that you will not let them go.

Acts 5:19

But at night an angel of the Lord opened the prison doors and brought them out, and said,

Acts 12:22

And the people kept shouting, “The voice of a god and not of a man!”

Proverbs 12:8

A man will be commended according to his wisdom, But he who is of a perverse heart will be despised.