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

20 Now 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.

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

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

23 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.

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

25 When 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

Now δὲ G1161 Conjunction [Herod] was Ἦν G1510 Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular in a furious dispute θυμομαχῶν G2371 Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular [with the] people of Tyre Τυρίοις G5183 Noun - Dative Masculine Plural and καὶ G2532 Conjunction Sidon Σιδωνίοις G4606 Adjective - Dative Masculine Plural and δὲ G1161 Conjunction they convened ὁμοθυμαδὸν G3661 Adverb . . . παρῆσαν G3918 Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural before πρὸς G4314 Preposition him αὐτόν G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular - καὶ G2532 Conjunction Having secured the support πείσαντες G3982 Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural of Blastus Βλάστον G986 Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular - τὸν G3588 Article - Accusative Masculine Singular the τοῦ G3588 Article - Genitive Masculine Singular king’s βασιλέως G935 Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular vvv ἐπὶ G1909 Preposition vvv τοῦ G3588 Article - Genitive Masculine Singular chamberlain κοιτῶνος G2846 Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular they asked for ᾐτοῦντο G154 Verb - Imperfect Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Plural peace εἰρήνην G1515 Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular because διὰ G1223 Preposition their αὐτῶν G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Plural - τὴν G3588 Article - Accusative Feminine Singular region χώραν G5561 Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular depended ἀπὸ G575 Preposition on the τῆς G3588 Article - Genitive Feminine Singular king’s [country] βασιλικῆς G937 Adjective - Genitive Feminine Singular - τὸ G3588 Article - Accusative Neuter Singular for food τρέφεσθαι G5142 Verb - Present Infinitive Middle or Passive

BSB notes

  • Or had become furious
Verse 21

Original words

- δὲ G1161 Conjunction On the appointed τακτῇ G5002 Adjective - Dative Feminine Singular day ἡμέρᾳ G2250 Noun - Dative Feminine Singular - G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Singular Herod Ἡρῴδης G2264 Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular donned ἐνδυσάμενος G1746 Verb - Aorist Participle Middle - Nominative Masculine Singular [his] royal βασιλικὴν G937 Adjective - Accusative Feminine Singular [robes] ἐσθῆτα G2066 Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular - καὶ G2532 Conjunction sat καθίσας G2523 Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular on ἐπὶ G1909 Preposition [his] τοῦ G3588 Article - Genitive Neuter Singular throne βήματος G968 Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular [and] addressed ἐδημηγόρει G1215 Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular - πρὸς G4314 Preposition [the people] αὐτούς G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Plural
Verse 22

Original words

And δὲ G1161 Conjunction - G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Singular [they] δῆμος G1218 Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular began to shout ἐπεφώνει G2019 Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular [This is the] voice φωνὴ G5456 Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular of a god Θεοῦ G2316 Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular - καὶ G2532 Conjunction not οὐκ G3756 Adverb a man ἀνθρώπου G444 Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular
Verse 23

Original words

Immediately Παραχρῆμα G3916 Adverb - δὲ G1161 Conjunction because ἀνθ’ G473 Preposition . . . ὧν G3739 Personal / Relative Pronoun - Genitive Neuter Plural vvv οὐκ G3756 Adverb [Herod] did not give ἔδωκεν G1325 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular - τὴν G3588 Article - Accusative Feminine Singular glory δόξαν G1391 Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular - τῷ G3588 Article - Dative Masculine Singular to God Θεῷ G2316 Noun - Dative Masculine Singular an angel ἄγγελος G32 Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular of [the] Lord Κυρίου G2962 Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular struck ἐπάταξεν G3960 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular him {down} αὐτὸν G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular and καὶ G2532 Conjunction he was γενόμενος G1096 Verb - Aorist Participle Middle - Nominative Masculine Singular eaten by worms σκωληκόβρωτος G4662 Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular [and] died ἐξέψυξεν G1634 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Verse 24

Original words

But δὲ G1161 Conjunction the G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Singular word λόγος G3056 Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular - τοῦ G3588 Article - Genitive Masculine Singular of God θεοῦ* G2316 Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular continued to spread ηὔξανεν G837 Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular and καὶ G2532 Conjunction multiply ἐπληθύνετο G4129 Verb - Imperfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular
Verse 25

Original words

[When] δὲ G1161 Conjunction Barnabas Βαρνάβας G921 Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular and καὶ G2532 Conjunction Saul Σαῦλος G4569 Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular had fulfilled πληρώσαντες G4137 Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural [their] τὴν G3588 Article - Accusative Feminine Singular mission διακονίαν G1248 Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular to εἰς* G1519 Preposition Jerusalem Ἰερουσαλὴμ G2419 Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular they returned ὑπέστρεψαν G5290 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural bringing with [them] συμπαραλαβόντες G4838 Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural John Ἰωάννην G2491 Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular [also] τὸν G3588 Article - Accusative Masculine Singular called ἐπικληθέντα G1941 Verb - Aorist Participle Passive - Accusative Masculine Singular Mark Μάρκον G3138 Noun - 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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