Berean Standard Bible
“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.”
King Herod Agrippa persecutes the church, killing James and arresting Peter, but Peter is rescued by an angel. Later Herod gives a public speech in royal robes, and the crowd shouts that he has the voice of a god.
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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
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.
World English Bible (WEB)
Immediately an angel of the Lord struck him, because he didn’t give God the glory, and he was eaten by worms and died.
King James Version (KJV)
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.
American Standard Version (ASV)
And immediately an angel of the Lord smote him, because he gave not God the glory: and he was eaten of worms, and gave up the ghost.
Bible in Basic English (BBE)
And straight away the angel of the Lord sent a disease on him, because he did not give the glory to God: and his flesh was wasted away by worms, and so he came to his end.
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
and presently there smote him a messenger of the Lord, because he did not give the glory to God, and having been eaten of worms, he expired.
Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)
Y luego el ángel del Señor le hirió, por cuanto no dió la gloria á Dios; y espiró comido de gusanos.
Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)
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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)
En aquel mismo instante un ángel del Señor lo hirió con una enfermedad tan terrible que Herodes murió comido por los gusanos. ¡Todo por no darle la gloria a Dios!
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