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Now when daycame, there was nosmalldisturbanceamong the soldiers as to what could have become of Peter.
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When Herod had searched for him and had not found him, he examined the guards and ordered that they 1be ledaway to execution. Then he wentdown from Judea to 2Caesarea and was spendingtime there.
Death of Herod
20Now he was veryangry with the people of 3Tyre and Sidon; and with oneaccord they came to him, and having wonoverBlastus the king'schamberlain*, they were asking for peace, because4their country was fed by the king's country.
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On an appointeddayHerod, having put on his royalapparel, took his seat on the rostrum and began delivering an address to them.
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The people kept crying out, "The voice of a god and not of a man!"
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And immediately5an angel of the Lordstruck him because* he did not giveGod the glory, and he was eaten by worms and died.
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But 6the word of the Lord continued to grow and to be multiplied.
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And 7Barnabas and 8Saulreturned from Jerusalem9when they had fulfilled their mission, takingalong with them 10John, who was also calledMark.