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Now the people of Tyre and Sidon had incurred Herod's violent displeasure. So they sent a large deputation to wait on him; and having secured the good will of Blastus, his treasurer, they begged the king to be friendly with them again, because their country was dependent on his for its food supply.
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So, on an appointed day, Herod, having arrayed himself in royal robes, took his seat on the tribunal, and was haranguing them;
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and the assembled people kept shouting, "It is the voice of a god, and not of a man!"
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Instantly an angel of the Lord struck him, because he had not given the glory to God, and being eaten up by worms, he died.
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But God's Message prospered, and converts were multiplied.
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And Barnabas and Saul returned from Jerusalem, having discharged their mission, and they brought with them John, surnamed Mark.