12:20 Now Herod 8 was having an angry quarrel 9 with the people of Tyre 10 and Sidon. 11 So they joined together 12 and presented themselves before him. And after convincing 13 Blastus, the king’s personal assistant, 14 to help them, 15 they asked for peace, 16 because their country’s food supply was provided by the king’s country. 12:21 On a day determined in advance, Herod 17 put on his royal robes, 18 sat down on the judgment seat, 19 and made a speech 20 to them. 12:22 But the crowd 21 began to shout, 22 “The voice of a god, 23 and not of a man!” 12:23 Immediately an angel of the Lord 24 struck 25 Herod 26 down because he did not give the glory to God, and he was eaten by worms and died. 27 12:24 But the word of God 28 kept on increasing 29 and multiplying.
12:25 So Barnabas and Saul returned to 30 Jerusalem 31 when they had completed 32 their mission, 33 bringing along with them John Mark. 34