Acts 12:1-5

Herod Kills James and Imprisons Peter

1 Now at that time, Herod the king laid hands on some of those from the church to harm [them].

2 So he executed James the brother of John with a sword.

3 And [when he] saw that it was pleasing to the Jews, he proceeded to arrest Peter also. ({Now this was during the feast} of Unleavened Bread.)

4 [After he] had arrested {him}, he also put [him] in prison, handing [him] over to four squads of soldiers to guard him, intending to bring him {out for public trial} after the Passover.

5 Thus Peter was kept in the prison, but prayer was fervently being made to God by the church for him.

Footnotes

• [a] *Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
• [b] *Here "[when]" is supplied as a component of the participle ("saw") which is understood as temporal
• [c] Literally "now these were the days"
• [d] *Here "[after]" is supplied as a component of the participle ("had arrested") which is understood as temporal
• [e] Literally "whom"
• [f] *Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
• [g] *Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
• [h] Literally "to the people"