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NowaboutthattimeHerod the king stretched forth his hands to vexcertainof the church.
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And he killedJames the brother of John with the sword.
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And because he sawitpleased* the Jews, he proceeded further to takePeteralso.* (Then were the days of unleavened bread.)
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Andwhen he had apprehended him, he put him inprison, and delivered him to fourquaternions of soldiers to keephim;intendingafterEaster[a] to bringhimforth to the people.
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Peter*therefore was keptinprison:butprayer[b]wasmade without ceasingof the churchuntoGodforhim.
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AndwhenHerodwould have broughthimforth, the samenightPeterwassleepingbetweentwosoldiers,bound with twochains:and the keepersbefore the doorkept the prison.