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Acts 12:22

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The people shouted, “The voice of a god, and not of a man!”

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Acts 12:22 in other translations

And the people shouted, saying, The voice of a god, and not of a man.

Acts 12:22 · American Standard Version

Acts 12:22 in context

  1. 20Now Herod was very angry with the people of Tyre and Sidon. They came with one accord to him, and, having made Blastus, the king’s personal aide, their friend, they asked for peace, because their country depended on the king’s country for food.
  2. 21On an appointed day, Herod dressed himself in royal clothing, sat on the throne, and gave a speech to them.
  3. 22The people shouted, “The voice of a god, and not of a man!”
  4. 23Immediately an angel of the Lord struck him, because he didn’t give God the glory. Then he was eaten by worms and died.
  5. 24But the word of God grew and multiplied.