Acts 12:22

And the crowds kept calling out, “ This is the voice of a god and not of a man!”

English Majority Text (NT)

In The King James Version

And the people gave a shout, saying, It is the voice of a god, and not of a man.

In Context

21And on an appointed day Herod, clothing himself with royal apparel, and sitting on the judgment seat, was delivering an address to them.

23Then immediately an angel of the Lord struck him, because he did not give glory to God. And he was eaten by worms and died.

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Cross References

Jude 1:16These are murmurers, complainers, walking after their own lusts; and their mouth speaks puffed up words, flattering people to gain advantage.

Matthew Henry on Acts 12:21-25

The Death of Herod. 20 And Herod was highly displeased with them of Tyre and Sidon: but they came with one accord to him, and, having made Blastus the king's chamberlain their friend, desired peace; because their country was nourished by the king's country. 21 And upon a set day Herod, arrayed in royal apparel, sat upon his throne, and made an oration unto them. 22 And the people gave a shout, saying, It is the voice of a god, and not of a man. 23 And immediately the angel of the Lord smote him, because he gave… Read the whole commentary →

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