Acts 12:1
It was about this time that King Herod Agrippa sent soldiers [MTY] who seized and put in prison some of the leaders of the congregation in Jerusalem. He did that because he wanted to make the believers suffer.
Translation for Translators
In The King James Version
Now about that time Herod the king stretched forth his hands to vex certain of the church.
In Context
Cross References
Matthew 24:9At that time people who oppose you will take you to the authorities, who will mistreat you and kill you. You will be hated by people who live in all nations [PRS] { People who live in all nations [PRS] will hate you} because you believe in me [MTY].
John 15:20Remember these words that I told you: ‘No servant is greater than his master.’ That means that you, who are like my servants, cannot expect people to treat you better than they treat me. So, since they have ◄persecuted me/caused me to suffer►, they will ◄persecute you/cause you to suffer► also. If they had paid attention to the things I taught them, they would pay attention to what you teach them.
Acts 4:30Also, by your power [MTY] miraculously heal sick people and do other amazing miracles [SYN] that show people your power! Ask Jesus, who always serves you, to give us the authority [MTY] to do such miracles!”
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 →