Acts 12:1
NOW at that time Herod the king stretched forth his hand to treat cruelly certain persons belonging to the church.
Thomas Haweis 1795 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 James the brother of John with a sword.
Cross References
Matthew 24:9Then shall they deliver you up to affliction, and shall kill you: and ye shall be hated of all nations for my name’s sake.
John 15:20Remember the word which I spake unto you, The servant is not greater than his master. If they have persecuted me, they will persecute you also; if they have observed my words, they will observe your’s also.
Acts 4:30by stretching out thy hand for healing; and that signs and miracles may be performed by 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 →