Bible verse

Acts 12:21

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

Acts 12:21 · BSB

Acts 12:21 in context

The verses around it, from Acts 12.

17 Peter motioned with his hand for silence, and he described how the Lord had brought him out of the prison. “Send word to James and to the brothers,” he said, and he left for another place.

18 At daybreak there was no small commotion among the soldiers as to what had become of Peter.

19 After Herod had searched for him unsuccessfully, he examined the guards and ordered that they be executed. Then he went down from Judea to Caesarea and spent some time there.

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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Acts 12:21 in other translations

KJV

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

ASV

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

ERV

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

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