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The Death of Herod

Acts 12:22

In 9 translations

BSB
And they began to shout, “This is the voice of a god, not a man!”
KJV
And the people gave a shout, saying, It is the voice of a god, and not of a man.
WEB
The people shouted, “The voice of a god, and not of a man!”
ASV
And the people shouted, saying, The voice of a god, and not of a man.
LSV
and the populace were shouting, “The voice of a god, and not of a man!”
YLT
and the populace were shouting, 'The voice of a god, and not of a man;'
DBY
And the people cried out, A god's voice and not a man's.Elohim
DRC
And the people made acclamation, saying: It is the voice of a god, and not of a man.
GNV
And the people gaue a shoute, saying, The voyce of God, and not of man.

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Spelling, punctuation and minor wording (1)
  • Word order: Byzantine text place φωνὴ elsewhere in this verse.
SBLGNT apparatus (1)

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  • SBLGNT: Θεοῦ φωνὴ. Westcott and Hort (1881), Tregelles, Nestle–Aland 28th edition read Θεοῦ φωνὴ; Robinson–Pierpont read Φωνὴ θεοῦ.

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Original-language editions

SBLGNT
ὁ δὲ δῆμος ἐπεφώνει· Θεοῦ φωνὴ καὶ οὐκ ἀνθρώπου.
RP2018
Ὁ δὲ δῆμος ἐπεφώνει, Φωνὴ θεοῦ καὶ οὐκ ἀνθρώπου.
TR-Boyd
Ὁ δὲ δῆμος ἐπεφώνει, Θεοῦ φωνὴ καὶ οὐκ ἀνθρώπου.
SCR1894
ο δε δημος επεφωνει θεου φωνη και ουκ ανθρωπου

Who and where

◆ Herod dies

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In the reference works topics that cite this verse

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Cross-references most cited first

  • Acts 14:10–13In a loud voice Paul called out, “Stand up on your feet!” And the man jumped up and began to walk. When the crowds saw what Paul had done, they lifted up their voices in the Lycaonian language: “The gods have come down…
  • Jude 1:16These men are discontented grumblers, following after their own lusts; their mouths spew arrogance; they flatter others for their own advantage.
  • Revelation 13:4They worshiped the dragon who had given authority to the beast, and they worshiped the beast, saying, “Who is like the beast, and who can wage war against it?”
  • Daniel 6:7All the royal administrators, prefects, satraps, advisers, and governors have agreed that the king should establish an ordinance and enforce a decree that for thirty days anyone who petitions any god or man except you,…
  • Psalms 12:2They lie to one another; they speak with flattering lips and a double heart.

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