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18 Now when it was morning, there was great tumult among the soldiers as to what had become of Simon Peter. 19 When Herod had sought him and could not find him, he sentenced the guards and commanded that they should be put to death. And Simon Peter left Ju-dæ’a and stayed at Cæs-a-re’a. 20 Herod was angry with the people of Tyre and Sidon, but they assembled together and came to him, and they appealed to Blas’tus, the king’s chamberlain, and asked him that they might have peace, because their country was dependent upon the kingdom of Herod for food supplies. 21 Upon the set day Herod, arrayed in royal apparel, sat upon the throne and addressed the assembly. 22 And all the people shouted, saying, This sounds like the voice of God speaking and not that of a man. 23 And because he did not give the glory to God, in that very hour an angel of the LORD smote him, and he was eaten by disease and died. 24 But the gospel of God continued to be preached and to reach many. 25 Bar’na-bas and Saul, after they had fulfilled their ministry, returned from Jerusalem to An’ti-och, and took with them John whose surname was Mark. Acts 12:18-25, Lamsa Bible. Public domain.
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