King James Version (KJV)

Acts 12:23

โ€œAnd immediately the angel of the Lord smote him, because he gave not God the glory: and he was eaten of worms, and gave up the ghost.โ€

Verse in context โ€” Acts 12

21

And upon a set day Herod, arrayed in royal apparel, sat upon his throne, and made an oration unto them.

22

And the people gave a shout, [saying, It is] the voice of a god, and not of a man.

23

And immediately the angel of the Lord smote him, because he gave not God the glory: and he was eaten of worms, and gave up the ghost.

24

But the word of God grew and multiplied.

25

And Barnabas and Saul returned from Jerusalem, when they had fulfilled [their] ministry, and took with them John, whose surname was Mark.

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