Acts 12:23
Immediately, because Herod did not give glory to God, an angel of the Lord struck him down, and he was eaten by worms and died.
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the angel.

Exodus 12:12, 23, 29
On that night I will pass through the land of Egypt and strike down every firstborn male, both man and beast, and I will execute judgment against all the gods of Egypt. I am the LORD. . . .

1 Samuel 25:38
About ten days later, the LORD struck Nabal dead.

2 Samuel 24:17
When David saw the angel striking down the people, he said to the LORD, "Surely I, the shepherd, have sinned and acted wickedly. But these sheep, what have they done? Please, let Your hand fall upon me and my father's house."

1 Chronicles 21:14-18
So the LORD sent a plague on Israel, and seventy thousand men of Israel fell dead. . . .

2 Chronicles 32:21
and the LORD sent an angel who annihilated every mighty warrior, leader, and commander in the camp of the king of Assyria. So he withdrew to his own land in disgrace. And when he entered the temple of his god, some of his own sons struck him down with the sword.

because.

Acts 10:25, 26
As Peter was about to enter, Cornelius met him and fell at his feet to worship him. . . .

Acts 14:14, 15
But when the apostles Barnabas and Paul found out about this, they tore their clothes and rushed into the crowd, shouting, . . .

Exodus 9:17
Still, you lord it over My people and do not allow them to go.

Exodus 10:3
So Moses and Aaron went to Pharaoh and told him, "This is what the LORD, the God of the Hebrews, says: 'How long will you refuse to humble yourself before Me? Let My people go, so that they may worship Me.

Psalm 115:1
Not to us, O LORD, not to us, but to Your name be the glory, because of Your loving devotion, because of Your faithfulness.

Isaiah 37:23
Whom have you taunted and blasphemed? Against whom have you raised your voice and lifted your eyes in pride? Against the Holy One of Israel!

Ezekiel 28:2, 9
"Son of man, tell the ruler of Tyre that this is what the Lord GOD says: 'Your heart is proud, and you have said, "I am a god; I sit in the seat of gods in the heart of the sea." Yet you are a man and not a god, though you have regarded your heart as that of a god. . . .

Daniel 4:30-37
the king exclaimed, "Is this not Babylon the Great, which I myself have built by the might of my power as a royal residence and for the glory of my majesty?" . . .

Daniel 5:18-24
As for you, O king, the Most High God gave your father Nebuchadnezzar sovereignty and greatness, glory and honor. . . .

Luke 12:47, 48
That servant who knows his master's will but does not get ready or follow his instructions will be beaten with many blows. . . .

2 Thessalonians 2:4
He will oppose and exalt himself above every so-called god or object of worship. So he will seat himself in the temple of God, proclaiming himself to be God.

and he.

2 Chronicles 21:18, 19
After all this, the LORD afflicted Jehoram with an incurable disease of the bowels. . . .

Job 7:5
My flesh is clothed with worms and encrusted with dirt; my skin is cracked and festering.

Job 19:26
Even after my skin has been destroyed, yet in my flesh I will see God.

Isaiah 14:11
Your pomp has been brought down to Sheol, with the music of your harps. Maggots spread out beneath you, and worms cover you.

Isaiah 51:8
For the moth will devour them like a garment, and the worm will eat them like wool. But My righteousness will last forever, My salvation through all generations.

Isaiah 66:24
"As they go forth, they will see the corpses of the men who have rebelled against Me; for their worm will never die, their fire will never be quenched, and they will be a horror to all mankind."

Mark 9:44-48
Where their worm dieth not, and the fire is not quenched. . . .

Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
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.

King James Bible
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.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
At once an angel of the Lord struck him because he did not give the glory to God, and he became infected with worms and died.

International Standard Version
Immediately the angel of the Lord struck him down because he did not give glory to God, and he was eaten by worms and died.

NET Bible
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.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
And because he did not give the glory to God, immediately The Angel of THE LORD JEHOVAH struck him and he was infested with worms and he died.
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