Acts 12:22

and the assembled people kept shouting, "It is the voice of a god, and not of a man!"

Weymouth NT (1912)

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

21So, on an appointed day, Herod, having arrayed himself in royal robes, took his seat on the tribunal, and was haranguing them;

23Instantly an angel of the Lord struck him, because he had not given the glory to God, and being eaten up by worms, he died.

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Cross References

Jude 1:16These men are murmurers, ever bemoaning their lot. Their lives are guided by their evil passions, and their mouths are full of big, boastful words, while they treat individual men with admiring reverence for the sake of the advantage they can gain.

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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