Acts 12:1,23 - Compare All Versions

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It was about this time that King Herod arrested some who belonged to the church, intending to persecute them.

Immediately, because Herod did not give praise to God, an angel of the Lord struck him down, and he was eaten by worms and died.

About that time Herod the king laid violent hands on some who belonged to the church.

Immediately an angel of the Lord struck him down, because he did not give God the glory, and he was eaten by worms and breathed his last.

About that time King Herod Agrippa began to persecute some believers in the church.

Instantly, an angel of the Lord struck Herod with a sickness, because he accepted the people’s worship instead of giving the glory to God. So he was consumed with worms and died.

About that time King Herod violently attacked some who belonged to the church

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

Now about that time Herod the king stretched forth his hands to vex certain of the church.

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.

Now about that time Herod the king stretched out his hand to harass some from the church.

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.

That’s when King Herod got it into his head to go after some of the church members. He murdered James, John’s brother. When he saw how much it raised his popularity ratings with the Jews, he arrested Peter—all this during Passover Week, mind you—and had him thrown in jail, putting four squads of four soldiers each to guard him. He was planning a public lynching after Passover.

That was the last straw. God had had enough of Herod’s arrogance and sent an angel to strike him down. Herod had given God no credit for anything. Down he went. Rotten to the core, a maggoty old man if there ever was one, he died.

Now about that time Herod the king laid hands on some who belonged to the church, to do them harm.

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

Now at that time Herod [Agrippa I] the king [of the Jews] arrested some who belonged to the church, intending to harm them.

And at once an angel of the Lord struck him down because he did not give God the glory [and instead permitted himself to be worshiped], and he was eaten by worms and died [five days later].

About that time King Herod laid hands on some from the church to harm them.

Immediately an angel of the Lord struck Herod down because he did not give the glory to God, and he was eaten by worms and died.