Acts 12:1
About that time Herod the king exerted his power to distress some of the church.
1770 John Worsley NT
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 cut off James, the brother of John, with the sword.
Cross References
Matthew 24:9Then shall they afflict you, and kill you; and ye shall be hated by all nations for my name:
John 15:20Remember what I said unto you, The servant is not greater than his lord. If they have persecuted me, they will also persecute you: if they have observed my word, they will also observe yours.
Acts 4:30and while signs and wonders are done 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 →