12:18 날이 새매 군인들은 베드로가 어떻게 되었는지 알지 못하여 적지 않게 소동하니

12:19 헤롯이 그를 찾아도 보지 못하매 파수꾼들을 심문하고 죽이라 명하니라 헤롯이 유대를 떠나 가이사랴로 내려가서 머무니라

12:20 헤롯이 두로와 시돈 사람들을 대단히 노여워하니 그들의 지방이 왕국에서 나는 양식을 먹는 까닭에 한마음으로 그에게 나아와 왕의 침소 맡은 신하 블라스도를 설득하여 화목하기를 청한지라

12:21 헤롯이 날을 택하여 왕복을 입고 단상에 앉아 백성에게 연설하니

12:22 백성들이 크게 부르되 이것은 신의 소리요 사람의 소리가 아니라 하거늘

12:23 헤롯이 영광을 하나님께로 돌리지 아니하므로 주의 사자가 곧 치니 벌레에게 먹혀 죽으니라

12:24 하나님의 말씀은 흥왕하여 더하더라

12:25 바나바와 사울이 부조하는 일을 마치고 마가라 하는 요한을 데리고 예루살렘에서 돌아오니라

12:18 In the morning, there was no small commotion among the soldiers as to what had become of Peter.

12:19 After Herod had a thorough search made for him and did not find him, he cross-examined the guards and ordered that they be executed. Then Herod went from Judea to Caesarea and stayed there a while.

12:20 He had been quarreling with the people of Tyre and Sidon; they now joined together and sought an audience with him. Having secured the support of Blastus, a trusted personal servant of the king, they asked for peace, because they depended on the king’s country for their food supply.

12:21 On the appointed day Herod, wearing his royal robes, sat on his throne and delivered a public address to the people.

12:22 They shouted, “This is the voice of a god, not of a man.”

12:23 Immediately, because Herod did not give praise to God, an angel of the Lord struck him down, and he was eaten by worms and died.

12:24 But the word of God continued to increase and spread.

12:25 When Barnabas and Saul had finished their mission, they returned from Jerusalem, taking with them John, also called Mark.