Acts 12:22

Bible in Basic English (1941)

And the people, with loud cries, said, It is the voice of a god, not of a man.

Additional Resources

Referenced Verses

  • Ps 12:2 : 2 Everyone says false words to his neighbour: their tongues are smooth in their talk, and their hearts are full of deceit.
  • Dan 6:7 : 7 Then these chief rulers and the captains came to the king and said to him, O King Darius, have life for ever.
  • Acts 14:10-13 : 10 Said in a loud voice, Get up on your feet. And, jumping up, he went walking about. 11 And when the people saw what Paul had done, they said in a loud voice, in the language of Lycaonia, The gods have come down to us in the form of men. 12 And they gave the name of Jupiter to Barnabas, and to Paul that of Mercury, because he was the chief talker. 13 And the priest of the image of Jupiter, which was before the town, took oxen and flowers to the doors of the town, and was about to make an offering with the people.
  • Jude 1:16 : 16 These are the men who make trouble, ever desiring change, going after evil pleasures, using high-sounding words, respecting men's position in the hope of reward.
  • Rev 13:4 : 4 And they gave worship to the dragon, because he gave authority to the beast; and worshipping the beast, they said, Who is like the beast? and who is able to go to war with him?

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • Acts 12:21
    79%

    21 And on the day which had been fixed, Herod, dressed in his robes and seated in his place, made a public statement to them.

  • Acts 12:23
    75%

    23 And straight away the angel of the Lord sent a disease on him, because he did not give the glory to God: and his flesh was wasted away by worms, and so he came to his end.

  • Acts 14:10-12
    3 verses
    72%

    10 Said in a loud voice, Get up on your feet. And, jumping up, he went walking about.

    11 And when the people saw what Paul had done, they said in a loud voice, in the language of Lycaonia, The gods have come down to us in the form of men.

    12 And they gave the name of Jupiter to Barnabas, and to Paul that of Mercury, because he was the chief talker.

  • Acts 22:22-23
    2 verses
    72%

    22 And they gave him a hearing as far as this word; then with loud voices they said, Away with this man from the earth; it is not right for him to be living.

    23 And while they were crying out, and pulling off their clothing, and sending dust into the air,

  • Acts 4:24-25
    2 verses
    70%

    24 And hearing it, they all, with one mind, made prayer to God and said, O Lord, maker of heaven and earth and the sea and all things in them:

    25 Who has said, by the Holy Spirit, through the mouth of our father David your servant, Why are the nations so violently moved, and why are the thoughts of the people so foolish?

  • John 12:29-30
    2 verses
    70%

    29 Hearing the sound, a number of people who were there said that it was thunder: others said, An angel was talking to him.

    30 Jesus said in answer, This voice came not for me but for you.

  • Acts 19:32-35
    4 verses
    70%

    32 And some said one thing, and some another: for there was no order in the meeting; and most of them had no idea why they had come together.

    33 Then they took Alexander out from among the people, the Jews putting him forward. And Alexander, making a sign with his hand, was about to make a statement to the people in answer:

    34 But when they saw that he was a Jew, all of them with one voice went on crying out for about two hours, Great is Diana of Ephesus.

    35 And when the chief secretary had got the people quiet, he said, Men of Ephesus, is any man without knowledge that the town of Ephesus is the keeper of the holy place of the great Diana, who was sent down from Jupiter?

  • Acts 28:6
    69%

    6 But they had the idea that they would see him becoming ill, or suddenly falling down dead; but after waiting a long time, and seeing that no damage came to him, changing their opinion, they said he was a god.

  • Acts 19:28
    69%

    28 And hearing this, they were very angry, crying out and saying, Great is Diana of Ephesus.

  • Acts 21:36
    69%

    36 For a great mass of people came after them, crying out, Away with him!

  • Acts 4:21
    69%

    21 And when they had said more sharp words to them, they let them go, not seeing what punishment they might give them, because of the people; for all men were giving praise to God for what had taken place.

  • Acts 23:9
    69%

    9 And there was a great outcry: and some of the scribes on the side of the Pharisees got up and took part in the discussion, saying, We see no evil in this man: what if he has had a revelation from an angel or a spirit?

  • Acts 2:22
    68%

    22 Men of Israel, give ear to these words: Jesus of Nazareth, a man who had the approval of God, as was made clear to you by the great works and signs and wonders which God did by him among you, as you yourselves have knowledge,

  • Acts 8:10
    68%

    10 To whom they all gave attention, from the smallest to the greatest, saying, This man is that power of God which is named Great.

  • Acts 14:14-15
    2 verses
    68%

    14 But when this came to the ears of the Apostles, Paul and Barnabas, they went running out among the people, parting their clothing, and crying out,

    15 Good people, why are you doing these things? We are men with the same feelings as you, and we give you the good news so that you may be turned away from these foolish things to the living God, who made the heaven and the earth and the sea and all things in them:

  • Acts 2:14
    67%

    14 But Peter, getting up, with the eleven, said in a loud voice, O men of Judaea, and all you who are living in Jerusalem, take note of this and give ear to my words.

  • Acts 14:18
    67%

    18 And even with these words, it was hard for them to keep the people from making an offering to them.

  • Acts 16:17
    67%

    17 She came after Paul and us, crying out and saying, These men are the servants of the Most High God, who are giving you news of the way of salvation.

  • Acts 2:12
    67%

    12 And they were all surprised and in doubt saying to one another, What is the reason of this?

  • Acts 10:46
    67%

    46 And they were talking in tongues, and giving glory to God. Then Peter said,

  • Acts 4:8
    67%

    8 Then Peter, being full of the Holy Spirit, said to them, O you rulers of the people and men of authority,

  • Acts 4:19
    67%

    19 But Peter and John in answer said to them, It is for you to say if it is right in the eyes of God to give attention to you more than to God:

  • 1 Kgs 18:39
    67%

    39 And when the people saw it, they all went down on their faces, and said, The Lord, he is God, the Lord, he is God.

  • Rev 19:5
    67%

    5 And a voice came from the high seat, saying, Give praise to our God, all you his servants, small and great, in whom is the fear of him.

  • Acts 10:22
    66%

    22 And they said, Cornelius, a captain, an upright and God-fearing man, respected by all the nation of the Jews, had word from God by an angel to send for you to his house, and to give hearing to your words.

  • Acts 24:21
    66%

    21 But only this one thing which I said among them in a loud voice, I am this day being judged on the question of the coming back from the dead.

  • Matt 21:11
    66%

    11 And the people said, This is the prophet Jesus, from Nazareth of Galilee.

  • Acts 5:29
    66%

    29 But Peter and the Apostles, answering, said, We have to do the orders of God, not of man.

  • Acts 21:34
    66%

    34 And some said one thing and some another, among the people: and as he was not able to get a knowledge of the facts because of the noise, he gave orders for Paul to be taken into the army building.

  • Matt 12:23
    66%

    23 And all the people were surprised and said, Is not this the Son of David?

  • Rev 19:1
    66%

    1 After these things there came to my ears a sound like the voice of a great band of people in heaven, saying, Praise to the Lord; salvation and glory and power be to our God:

  • Exod 32:18
    66%

    18 And Moses said, It is not the voice of men who are overcoming in the fight, or the cry of those who have been overcome; it is the sound of songs which comes to my ear.

  • Rev 7:10
    66%

    10 Saying with a loud voice, Salvation to our God who is seated on the high seat, and to the Lamb.

  • Judg 16:24
    66%

    24 And when the people saw him, they gave praise to their god; for they said, Our god has given into our hands the one who was fighting against us, who made our country waste, and who put great numbers of us to death.

  • Acts 12:11
    66%

    11 And when Peter came to his senses he said, Now, truly, I am certain that the Lord has sent his angel and taken me out of the hands of Herod, against all the hopes of the Jews.

  • Acts 12:15
    66%

    15 And they said to her, You are off your head. But still she said, with decision, that it was so. And they said, It is his angel.

  • Acts 4:27
    65%

    27 For, truly, in this town, against your holy servant, Jesus, who was marked out by you as Christ, Herod, and Pontius Pilate, with the Gentiles and the people of Israel, came together,

  • 2 Sam 22:14
    65%

    14 The Lord made thunder in the heavens, and the voice of the Highest was sounding out.

  • Acts 3:12
    65%

    12 And when Peter saw it he said to the people, You men of Israel, why are you so greatly surprised at this man? or why are you looking at us as if by our power or virtue we had given him the use of his legs?

  • Acts 2:7
    65%

    7 And they were full of wonder and said, Are not all these men Galilaeans?

  • Acts 8:6
    65%

    6 And all the people gave attention to the words which Philip said, when they saw the signs which he did.