Acts 12:1
Moreover, according-to the-there, the season, Herod, the king, upon-casts the hands to-mistreat some of{the} from of{the out-calling}.
Garth's Hyper-literal Translation
In The King James Version
Now about that time Herod the king stretched forth his hands to vex certain of the church.
In Context
2Moreover, he-lifts-up[i.e. removes/eliminates] James, the brother of{John}, to{[the] knife}.
Cross References
Matthew 24:9Then they-will-give-aside/deliver you into pressure/constriction/oppression and they-will-kill-off/away you and you-will-be being-hated under of{all the nations} through the name of{me},
John 15:20Be-remembering of{the word which} I say to{you}, '[A] slave is_not_being greater-than of{the lord} of{same}.' If they-chase emphatically-me, also they-will-chase you; if they-keep the word of{me}, also they-will-keep the yours.
Acts 4:30in to{the} the hand of{you}, you to-be-stretching-out into cure-sis[i.e. state of cure] and signs and miracles to-be-being-become through of{the name} of{the holy child} of{you}, 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 →