Acts 12:20-25

Death of Herod

20 Now he was very angry with the people of ¹Tyre and Sidon; and with one accord they came to him, and having won over Blastus the king's chamberlain *, they were asking for peace, because ²their country was fed by the king's country.

21 On an appointed day Herod, having put on his royal apparel, took his seat on the rostrum and began delivering an address to them.

22 The people kept crying out, "The voice of a god and not of a man!"

23 And immediately ³an angel of the Lord struck him because * he did not give God the glory, and he was eaten by worms and died.

24 But ⁴the word of the Lord continued to grow and to be multiplied.

25 And ⁵Barnabas and ⁶Saul returned from Jerusalem ⁷when they had fulfilled their mission, taking along with them ⁸John, who was also called Mark.

Cross References

• 1. Matthew 11:21
• 2. 1 Kings 5:11; Ezra 3:7; Ezekiel 27:17
• 3. 2 Samuel 24:16; 2 Kings 19:35; Acts 5:19
• 4. Acts 6:7; Acts 19:20
• 5. Acts 4:36; Acts 13:1f
• 6. Acts 4:36; Acts 13:1f
• 7. Acts 11:30
• 8. Acts 12:12

Footnotes

• [a]. Or "judgment seat"
• [b]. Lit "breathed his last breath"
• [c]. Two early mss read "to Jerusalem"
• [d]. Lit "ministry"