Acts 12:23-25

Amplified Bible

²³ 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 ^[a]he was eaten by worms and died [five days later].

²⁴ But the word of the Lord [the good news about salvation through Christ] continued to grow and spread [increasing in effectiveness].

²⁵ Barnabas and Saul came back ^[b]from Jerusalem when they had completed their mission, bringing with them John, who was also called Mark.^(A)