Acts 12:1
At that time Herod the king undertook to afflict some of the church.
Henry Tompkins Anderson’s 1864 New Testament
In The King James Version
Now about that time Herod the king stretched forth his hands to vex certain of the church.
In Context
2And he slew with the sword James the brother of John.
Cross References
Matthew 24:9Then they will deliver you up to affliction, and kill you; and you will be hated by all nations on my account.
John 15:20Remember the word which I spoke to you, The servant is not greater than his master. If they have persecuted me, they will also persecute you; if they have kept my word, they will keep yours also.
Acts 4:30by stretching out thy hand to heal, that both signs and wonders may be done through the name of thy holy child Jesus.
Matthew Henry on Acts 12:1
In this chapter we have the story, I. Of the martyrdom of James the apostle, and the imprisonment of Peter by Herod Agrippa, who now reigned as king in Judea, ver. 1-4 . II. The miraculous deliverance of Peter out of prison by the ministry of an angel, in answer to the prayers of the church for him, ver. 6-19 . III. The cutting off of Herod in the height of his pride by the stroke of an angel, the minister of God's justice ( ver. 20-23 ); and this was done while Barnabas and Saul were at Jerusalem, upon the errand… Read the whole commentary →