Acts 12:21-25 in English

²¹ And upon a set day Herod arrayed himself in royal apparel, and sat on the throne, and made an oration unto them.

²² And the people shouted, saying, The voice of a god, and not of a man.

²³ 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.

²⁴ But the word of God grew and multiplied.

²⁵ And Barnabas and Saul returned from Jerusalem, when they had fulfilled their ministration, taking with them John whose surname was Mark.

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 not God the glory: and he was eaten of worms, and gave up the ghost.

²⁴ But the word of God grew and multiplied.

²⁵ And Barnabas and Saul returned from Jerusalem, when they had fulfilled their ministry, and took with them John, whose surname was Mark.

²¹ And upon a set day Herod arrayed himself in royal apparel, and sat on the throne, and made an oration unto them.

²² And the people shouted, saying, The voice of a god, and not of a man.

²³ 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.

²⁴ But the word of God grew and multiplied.

²⁵ And Barnabas and Saul returned from Jerusalem, when they had fulfilled their ministration, taking with them John whose surname was Mark.

²¹ On the day that Herod had planned to meet with them, he put on ◄very expensive clothes that showed that he was king/his royal robes►. Then he sat on his ◄throne/chair from which he ruled people►, and formally addressed all the people who had gathered there.

²² Those who were listening to him shouted repeatedly, “ This man who is speaking is a god, not a man!”

²³ So, because Herod let the people praise him instead of praising God, immediately an angel from the Lord God caused Herod to become seriously ill. Many worms ate his intestines, and soon he died very painfully.

²⁴ The believers continued telling God's message to people in many places, and ◄ the number of people who believed in Jesus was continually increasing/there were continually more and more people who were believing in Jesus►.

²⁵ When Barnabas and Saul finished delivering the money to help the Jewish believers in Judea, they left Jerusalem and returned to Antioch, in Syria province. They took John, whose other name was Mark, with them.

²¹ On an appointed day, Herod dressed himself in royal clothing, sat on the throne, and gave a speech to them.

²² The people shouted, “The voice of a god, and not of a man!”

²³ Immediately an angel of the Lord struck him, because he didn’t give God the glory. Then he was eaten by worms and died.

²⁴ But the word of God grew and multiplied.

²⁵ Barnabas and Saul returned to Jerusalem when they had fulfilled their service, also taking with them John who was called Mark.

²¹ On an appointed day, Herod dressed himself in royal clothing, sat on the throne, and gave a speech to them.

²² The people shouted, “The voice of a god, and not of a man!”

²³ Immediately an angel of the Lord struck him, because he didn’t give God the glory. Then he was eaten by worms and died.

²⁴ But the word of God grew and multiplied.

²⁵ Barnabas and Saul returned to Jerusalem when they had fulfilled their service, also taking with them John who was called Mark.

²¹ On an appointed day, Herod dressed himself in royal clothing, sat on the throne, and gave a speech to them.

²² The people shouted, “The voice of a god, and not of a man!”

²³ Immediately an angel of the Lord struck him, because he didn’t give God the glory. Then he was eaten by worms and died.

²⁴ But the word of God grew and multiplied.

²⁵ Barnabas and Saul returned to Jerusalem when they had fulfilled their service, also taking with them John who was called Mark.

²¹ And on the day which had been fixed, Herod, dressed in his robes and seated in his place, made a public statement to them.

²² And the people, with loud cries, said, It is the voice of a god, not of a man.

²³ 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.

²⁴ But the word of the Lord went on increasing.

²⁵ And Barnabas and Saul came back from Jerusalem, when their work was ended, taking with them John named Mark.

²¹ And on a set day, clothed in royal apparel and sitting on the elevated seat of honour, Herod made a public oration to them.

²² And the people cried out, A god's voice and not a man's.

²³ And immediately an angel of the Lord smote him, because he did not give the glory to God, and he expired, eaten of worms.

²⁴ But the word of God grew and spread itself.

²⁵ And Barnabas and Saul returned from Jerusalem, having fulfilled the service entrusted to them, taking also with them John, surnamed Mark.

²¹ And upon a day appointed, Herod being arrayed in kingly apparel, sat in the judgment seat, and made an oration to them.

²² And the people made acclamation, saying: It is the voice of a god, and not of a man.

²³ And forthwith an angel of the Lord struck him, because he had not given the honour to God: and being eaten up by worms, he gave up the ghost.

²⁴ But the word of the Lord increased and multiplied.

²⁵ And Barnabas and Saul returned from Jerusalem, having fulfilled their ministry, taking with them John, who was surnamed Mark.

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

²² And the crowds kept calling out, “This is the voice of a god and not of a man!”

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

²⁴ But the word of God increased and multiplied.

²⁵ And Barnabas and Saul returned to Jerusalem, having fulfilled their ministry, taking along with them John also, whose surname was Mark.

²¹ So on an appointed day Herod, arrayed in royal apparel, sat on the throne and started to deliver an address to them.

²² But the crowd started calling out, “The voice of a god and not of a man!”

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

²⁴ And the Word of God kept growing and multiplying.

²⁵ Now Barnabas and Saul returned to Antioch, having fulfilled their mission, also taking with them John, the one called Mark.

²¹ When the day came for their appointment with the king, Herod put on his royal robes, sat on his throne, and gave a speech to them.

²² The audience shouted in response, “This is the voice of a god, not that of a man!”

²³ Immediately the angel of the Lord struck him down, because he did not give God the glory. He was consumed by worms and died.

²⁴ But the word of God spread, and more and more people believed.

²⁵ Barnabas and Saul returned from Jerusalem once they had finished their mission, taking John Mark with them.

²¹ And vpon a day appointed, Herod arayed himselfe in royall apparell, and sate on the iudgement seate, and made an oration vnto them.

²² And the people gaue a shoute, saying, The voyce of God, and not of man.

²³ But immediatly the Angel of the Lord smote him, because he gaue not glorie vnto God, so that he was eaten of wormes, and gaue vp the ghost.

²⁴ And the worde of God grewe, and multiplied.

²⁵ So Barnabas and Saul returned from Hierusalem, when they had fulfilled their office, and tooke with them Iohn, whose surname was Marke.

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 not God the glory: and he was eaten of worms, and gave up the ghost.

²⁴ But the word of God grew and multiplied.

²⁵ And Barnabas and Saul returned from Jerusalem, when they had fulfilled their ministry, and took with them John, whose surname was Mark.

²¹ And on a day appointed, Herod, having arrayed himself in royal apparel, and taken his seat on the throne, made a speech to them.

²² And thereupon the people shouted, The voice of a god, and not of a man!

²³ But immediately an angel of the Lord smote him, because he gave not God the glory, and he was eaten by worms, and expired.

²⁴ But the word of God grew and was extended.

²⁵ And Barnabas and Saul returned from Jerusalem, having performed their service, taking with them also John, surnamed Mark.

²¹ On an appointed day Herod, wearing his state robes, seated himself on his throne, and delivered an oration.

²² The people kept shouting, “It is the voice of God, and not of a person!”

²³ Instantly an angel of the Lord struck him, because he did not give God the glory; and he was attacked with worms, and died.

²⁴ Meanwhile the Lord's message kept extending, and spreading far and wide.

²⁵ When Barnabas and Saul had carried out their mission, they returned to Jerusalem, and took with them John, who was also known as Mark.

²¹ On an appointed day Herod, wearing his state robes, seated himself on his throne, and delivered an oration.

²² The people kept shouting, “It is the voice of God, and not of a person!”

²³ Instantly an angel of the Lord struck him, because he did not give God the glory; and he was attacked with worms, and died.

²⁴ Meanwhile the Lord's message kept extending, and spreading far and wide.

²⁵ When Barnabas and Saul had carried out their mission, they returned to Jerusalem, and took with them John, who was also known as Mark.

²² Those people all wanted to make him happy so they shouted, “This is not a man talking. He is a god.”

²³ Herod liked their talk. He didn’t tell them that he is only a man, and that God is the great and powerful one. So then one of God’s angels hit Herod to punish him. That angel got worms to eat the inside of Herod’s body, and he died.

²⁴ At the same time the Christians kept on telling everybody about Jesus, so a big mob of people heard God’s word, and a lot of them started to believe in Jesus.

²⁵ After that, Barnabas and Saul finished their job at Jerusalem, so they got up and went back to Antioch. And they took John Mark with them.

²¹ And upon a daye appoynted Herode arayed him in royall apparell and set him in his seate and made an oraycon vnto them.

²² And the people gave a shoute sayinge: it is the voyce of a God and not of a man.

²³ And immediatly the angell of the Lorde smote him because he gave not God the honoure and he was eatyn of wormes and gave vp the goost.

²⁴ And the worde of God grewe and multiplied.

²⁵ And Barnabas and Paul returned to Ierusalem when they had fulfilled their office and toke with them Iohn which was also called Marcus.

²¹ On a set day Herod dressed himself in royal clothing and sat on a throne; he made a speech to them.

²² The people shouted, “This is the voice of a god, not of a man!”

²³ Immediately an angel of the Lord struck him, because he did not give God the glory; he was eaten by worms and died.

²⁴ But the word of God increased and multiplied.

²⁵ So when Barnabas and Saul had completed their mission, they returned from Jerusalem, bringing with them John, also called Mark.

²¹ On an appointed day, Herod dressed himself in royal clothing, sat on the throne, and gave a speech to them.

²² The people shouted, “The voice of a god, and not of a man!”

²³ Immediately an angel of the Lord struck him, because he didn’t give God the glory. Then he was eaten by worms and died.

²⁴ But the word of God grew and multiplied.

²⁵ Barnabas and Saul returned to Jerusalem when they had fulfilled their service, also taking with them John who was called Mark.

²¹ On an appointed day, Herod dressed himself in royal clothing, sat on the throne, and gave a speech to them.

²² The people shouted, “The voice of a god, and not of a man!”

²³ Immediately an angel of the Lord struck him, because he didn’t give God the glory. Then he was eaten by worms and died.

²⁴ But the word of God grew and multiplied.

²⁵ Barnabas and Saul returned to Jerusalem when they had fulfilled their service, also taking with them John who was called Mark.

²¹ And upon a set day, Herod arrayed in royal apparel, sat upon his throne, and made an oration to 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 not God the glory: and he was eaten by worms, and died.

²⁴ But the word of God grew and multiplied.

²⁵ And Barnabas and Saul returned from Jerusalem, when they had fulfilled their ministry, and took with them John, whose surname was Mark.

²¹ On an appointed day, Herod dressed himself in royal clothing, sat on the throne, and gave a speech to them.

²² The people shouted, “The voice of a god, and not of a man!”

²³ Immediately an angel of the Lord struck him, because he didn’t give God the glory. Then he was eaten by worms and died.

²⁴ But the word of God grew and multiplied.

²⁵ Barnabas and Saul returned to Jerusalem when they had fulfilled their service, also taking with them Yochanan who was called Mark.

²¹ On an appointed day, Herod dressed himself in royal clothing, sat on the throne, and gave a speech to them.

²² The people shouted, “The voice of a god, and not of a man!”

²³ Immediately an angel of the Lord struck him, because he didn’t give God the glory. Then he was eaten by worms and died.

²⁴ But the word of God grew and multiplied.

²⁵ Barnabas and Saul returned to Jerusalem when they had fulfilled their service, also taking with them Yochanan who was called Mark.

²¹ And in a day that was ordained, Herod was clothed with king’s clothing, and sat for doomsman, and spake to them.

²² And the people cried, The voice of God, and not of man.

²³ And anon an angel of the Lord smote him, for he had not given honour to God; and he was wasted of worms, and died.

²⁴ And the word of the Lord waxed, and was multiplied.

²⁵ And Barnabas and Saul turned again from Jerusalem, when the ministry was ful filled, and took John, that was named Mark.

²¹ And in a day that was ordained, Herod was clothed with king’s clothing, and sat for doomsman, and spake to them, (or and sat as judge, and spoke to them).

²² And the people cried, The voice of God, and not of man.

²³ And anon an angel of the Lord smote him, for he had not given honour to God; and he was wasted of worms, and died. (And at once an angel of the Lord struck him, for he had not given honour to God; and he was wasted by worms, and died.)

²⁴ And the word of the Lord waxed, (or grew, or spread), and was multiplied.

²⁵ And Barnabas and Saul turned again from Jerusalem, when the ministry was ful filled, and (they) took John, that was named Mark. (And Barnabas and Saul returned from Jerusalem, when their service, or work, was completed, and they took John, who was called Mark, with them.)

²¹ and on a set day, Herod having arrayed himself in kingly apparel, and having sat down upon the tribunal, was making an oration unto them,

²² and the populace were shouting, 'The voice of a god, and not of a man;'

²³ 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.

²⁴ And the word of God did grow and did multiply,

²⁵ and Barnabas and Saul did turn back out of Jerusalem, having fulfilled the ministration, having taken also with them John, who was surnamed Mark.