Acts 12:1
Now, in the course of that season, Herod the king thrust forth his hands to harm some of them of the assembly,—
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
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 slew James the brother of John with a sword;
Cross References
Matthew 24:9Then, will they deliver you up into tribulation, and will slay you,—and ye will be men hated by all the nations, because of my name
John 15:20Remember the word which, I, spake unto you: A servant is not greater than his lord. If, me, they persecuted, you too, will they persecute,—If, my word, they kept, your own also, will they keep.
Acts 4:30By stretching forth thy hand for healing, and by the coming to pass of both signs and wonders, through the name of thy 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 →