22 But the people began to call out loudly,[a] “The voice of a god and not of a man!” 23 And immediately an angel of the Lord struck him down because[b] he did not give the glory to God. And he was eaten by worms and[c] died. 24 But the word of God kept on increasing[d] and multiplying.

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Footnotes

  1. Acts 12:22 *The imperfect tense has been translated as ingressive here (“began to call out loudly”)
  2. Acts 12:23 Literally “in return for which”
  3. Acts 12:23 Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“was”) has been translated as a finite verb
  4. Acts 12:24 This imperfect verb has been translated as customary (“kept on increasing”)

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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