Actes 12:3

3 Et voyant que cela était agréable aux Juifs, il fit aussi arrêter Pierre.

Actes 12:3 Meaning and Commentary

Acts 12:3

And because he saw it pleased the Jews
That is, as Beza's ancient copy adds, "his stretching out his hands upon the faithful"; this pleased the Jews, a bloodthirsty generation of men, who had killed the prophets, and the Lord Jesus, and who were now greedy after the death of the apostles: it may easily be seen from what principle and spirit Herod acted; it was not out of regard to the Jewish religion, rites, and ceremonies, but to ingratiate himself into the affections of the people:

he proceeded further to take Peter also;
a principal apostle, and who was well known, and against whom the Jews had doubtless a particular antipathy, and would have been glad to have been rid of him; this Herod was, sensible of, and therefore to please them, ordered him to be taken up:

then were the days of unleavened bread;
or the feast of the passover.

Actes 12:3 In-Context

1 En ce même temps, le roi Hérode se mit à maltraiter quelques-uns de l'Église.

2 Il fit mourir par l'épée Jacques, frère de Jean;

3 Et voyant que cela était agréable aux Juifs, il fit aussi arrêter Pierre.

4 C'était pendant les jours des pains sans levain. L'ayant donc fait arrêter, il le fit mettre en prison, et le donna à garder à quatre escouades, de quatre soldats chacune, voulant l'exposer au supplice devant le peuple, après la Pâque.

5 Pierre était donc gardé dans la prison; mais l'Église faisait sans cesse des prières à Dieu pour lui.