Acts 12:1
And at the same time, Herod the king stretched forth his hands, to afflict some of the church.
Douay-Rheims 1899
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 killed James, the brother of John, with the sword.
Cross References
Matthew 24:9Then shall they deliver you up to be afflicted, and shall put you to death: and you shall be hated by all nations for my name's sake.
John 15:20Remember my word that I said 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 forth thy hand to cures, and signs, and wonders to be done by the name of thy holy Son 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 →