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Acts 12:22-24
1599 Geneva Bible
Acts 12:22-24
1599 Geneva Bible
22 [a]And the people gave a shout, saying, The voice of God, and not of man.
23 [b]But immediately the Angel of the Lord smote him, because he [c]gave not glory unto God, so that he was eaten of worms, and gave up the ghost.
24 [d]And the [e]word of God grew, and multiplied.
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- Acts 12:22 The flattery of the people, maketh fools fain.
- Acts 12:23 God resisteth the proud.
- Acts 12:23 Josephus recordeth, that this king did not repress those flatterers’ tongues, and therefore at his death he complained and cried out of their vanity.
- Acts 12:24 Tyrants build up the Church by plucking it down.
- Acts 12:24 They that heard the word of God.
Acts 12:22-24
New International Version
Acts 12:22-24
New International Version
22 They shouted, “This is the voice of a god, not of a man.” 23 Immediately, because Herod did not give praise to God, an angel(A) of the Lord struck him down,(B) and he was eaten by worms and died.
24 But the word of God(C) continued to spread and flourish.(D)
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