Focused Passage

Acts 12:20-25

The Lord Delivers His Servant and Judges Proud Opposition

Herod violently attacks the church, James is killed, Peter is imprisoned and delivered by the Lord, Herod receives divine judgment, and the word of God continues to spread.

Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources

20Now Herod was in a furious dispute with the people of Tyre and Sidon, and they convened before him. Having secured the support of Blastus, the king’s chamberlain, they asked for peace, because their region depended on the king’s country for food.

21On the appointed day, Herod donned his royal robes, sat on his throne, and addressed the people.

22And they began to shout, “This is the voice of a god, not a man!”

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

24But the word of God continued to spread and multiply.

25When Barnabas and Saul had fulfilled their mission to Jerusalem, they returned, bringing with them John, also called Mark.

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References and Original Words

Verse 20

Original words

NowδὲG1161Conjunction[Herod] wasἮνG1510Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singularin a furious disputeθυμομαχῶνG2371Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular[with the] people of TyreΤυρίοιςG5183Noun - Dative Masculine PluralandκαὶG2532ConjunctionSidonΣιδωνίοιςG4606Adjective - Dative Masculine PluralandδὲG1161Conjunctionthey convenedὁμοθυμαδὸνG3661Adverb. . .παρῆσανG3918Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person PluralbeforeπρὸςG4314PrepositionhimαὐτόνG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular-καὶG2532ConjunctionHaving secured the supportπείσαντεςG3982Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Pluralof BlastusΒλάστονG986Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular-τὸνG3588Article - Accusative Masculine SingulartheτοῦG3588Article - Genitive Masculine Singularking’sβασιλέωςG935Noun - Genitive Masculine SingularvvvἐπὶG1909PrepositionvvvτοῦG3588Article - Genitive Masculine SingularchamberlainκοιτῶνοςG2846Noun - Genitive Masculine Singularthey asked forᾐτοῦντοG154Verb - Imperfect Indicative Middle - 3rd Person PluralpeaceεἰρήνηνG1515Noun - Accusative Feminine SingularbecauseδιὰG1223PrepositiontheirαὐτῶνG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Plural-τὴνG3588Article - Accusative Feminine SingularregionχώρανG5561Noun - Accusative Feminine SingulardependedἀπὸG575Prepositionon theτῆςG3588Article - Genitive Feminine Singularking’s [country]βασιλικῆςG937Adjective - Genitive Feminine Singular-τὸG3588Article - Accusative Neuter Singularfor foodτρέφεσθαιG5142Verb - Present Infinitive Middle or Passive

BSB notes

  • Or had become furious
Verse 21

Original words

-δὲG1161ConjunctionOn the appointedτακτῇG5002Adjective - Dative Feminine SingulardayἡμέρᾳG2250Noun - Dative Feminine Singular-G3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularHerodἩρῴδηςG2264Noun - Nominative Masculine SingulardonnedἐνδυσάμενοςG1746Verb - Aorist Participle Middle - Nominative Masculine Singular[his] royalβασιλικὴνG937Adjective - Accusative Feminine Singular[robes]ἐσθῆταG2066Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular-καὶG2532ConjunctionsatκαθίσαςG2523Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine SingularonἐπὶG1909Preposition[his]τοῦG3588Article - Genitive Neuter SingularthroneβήματοςG968Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular[and] addressedἐδημηγόρειG1215Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular-πρὸςG4314Preposition[the people]αὐτούςG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Plural
Verse 22

Original words

AndδὲG1161Conjunction-G3588Article - Nominative Masculine Singular[they]δῆμοςG1218Noun - Nominative Masculine Singularbegan to shoutἐπεφώνειG2019Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular[This is the] voiceφωνὴG5456Noun - Nominative Feminine Singularof a godΘεοῦG2316Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular-καὶG2532ConjunctionnotοὐκG3756Adverba manἀνθρώπουG444Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular
Verse 23

Original words

ImmediatelyΠαραχρῆμαG3916Adverb-δὲG1161Conjunctionbecauseἀνθ’G473Preposition. . .ὧνG3739Personal / Relative Pronoun - Genitive Neuter PluralvvvοὐκG3756Adverb[Herod] did not giveἔδωκενG1325Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular-τὴνG3588Article - Accusative Feminine SingulargloryδόξανG1391Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular-τῷG3588Article - Dative Masculine Singularto GodΘεῷG2316Noun - Dative Masculine Singularan angelἄγγελοςG32Noun - Nominative Masculine Singularof [the] LordΚυρίουG2962Noun - Genitive Masculine SingularstruckἐπάταξενG3960Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singularhim {down}αὐτὸνG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person SingularandκαὶG2532Conjunctionhe wasγενόμενοςG1096Verb - Aorist Participle Middle - Nominative Masculine Singulareaten by wormsσκωληκόβρωτοςG4662Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular[and] diedἐξέψυξενG1634Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Verse 24

Original words

ButδὲG1161ConjunctiontheG3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularwordλόγοςG3056Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular-τοῦG3588Article - Genitive Masculine Singularof Godθεοῦ*G2316Noun - Genitive Masculine Singularcontinued to spreadηὔξανενG837Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularandκαὶG2532ConjunctionmultiplyἐπληθύνετοG4129Verb - Imperfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular
Verse 25

Original words

[When]δὲG1161ConjunctionBarnabasΒαρνάβαςG921Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularandκαὶG2532ConjunctionSaulΣαῦλοςG4569Noun - Nominative Masculine Singularhad fulfilledπληρώσαντεςG4137Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural[their]τὴνG3588Article - Accusative Feminine SingularmissionδιακονίανG1248Noun - Accusative Feminine Singulartoεἰς*G1519PrepositionJerusalemἸερουσαλὴμG2419Noun - Accusative Feminine Singularthey returnedὑπέστρεψανG5290Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Pluralbringing with [them]συμπαραλαβόντεςG4838Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine PluralJohnἸωάννηνG2491Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular[also]τὸνG3588Article - Accusative Masculine SingularcalledἐπικληθένταG1941Verb - Aorist Participle Passive - Accusative Masculine SingularMarkΜάρκονG3138Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular

BSB notes

  • Or had fulfilled their mission, they returned to Jerusalem; NE and TR had fulfilled their mission, they returned from Jerusalem

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