Acts 12:23
King James Version
10 Jun 2026
“And immediately the angel of the Lord smote him, because he gave not God the glory: and he was eaten of worms, and gave up the ghost.”
δόξα
Glory, honour, splendour. Doxa. The Word became flesh and dwelt among us and we beheld His glory. Glory is the weight and radiance of God's presence. It transforms everything it touches.
παραχρῆμα
Immediately
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παραχρῆμα
Immediately, at once, on the spot. Immediately the fever left her and she got up and began to wait on them. Jesus heals immediately. The response to His word is instant transformation.
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κύριος
of the Lord
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κύριος
Lord, master, owner. Kurios. Jesus is Lord. The foundational confession of Christianity. Lord means owner. To confess Jesus as Lord is to surrender ownership of your life.
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θεός
to God,
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θεός
God. Theos. In the beginning was the Word and the Word was with God and the Word was God. The ultimate reality. The source of all existence. Personal knowable and present.
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γίνομαι
having been
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γίνομαι
To become, to come into being, to happen. Ginomai. Your will be done on earth as it is in heaven. What is true in heaven is meant to become true on earth through prayer.
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δίδωμι
he gave
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δίδωμι
To give, to grant, to bestow. Didomi. God so loved the world that He gave. Giving is the language of love. The greatest gift is always the giver themselves.
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ὅς
for that
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ὅς
Who, which, that, the one who. He who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus. God finishes what He starts.
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πατάσσω
struck
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πατάσσω
to knock (gently or with a weapon or fatally)
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σκωληκόβρωτος
eaten by worms
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σκωληκόβρωτος
worm-eaten, i.e. diseased with maggots
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ἐκψύχω
he breathed his last.
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ἐκψύχω
to expire
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