Acts 12:1
About that time, King Herod reached out to harm some who belonged to the church.
Majority Standard Bible
In The King James Version
Now about that time Herod the king stretched forth his hands to vex certain of the church.
In Context
2He had James, the brother of John, put to death with the sword.
Cross References
Matthew 24:9Then they will deliver you over to be persecuted and killed, and you will be hated by all nations because of My name.
John 15:20Remember the word that I spoke to you: ‘No servant is greater than his master.’ If they persecuted Me, they will persecute you as well; if they kept My word, they will keep yours as well.
Acts 4:30as You stretch out Your hand to heal and perform signs and wonders through the name of Your holy servant 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 →