Acts 12:1
NASB
Acts 12:1
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Now about that time Herod the king laid hands on some who belonged to the church in order to mistreat them.
Acts 12:2
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And he had James the brother of John put to death with a sword.
Acts 12:3
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When he saw that it pleased the Jews, he proceeded to arrest Peter also. Now it was during the days of Unleavened Bread.
Acts 12:4
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When he had seized him, he put him in prison, delivering him to four squads of soldiers to guard him, intending after the Passover to bring him out before the people.
Acts 12:5
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So Peter was kept in the prison, but prayer for him was being made fervently by the church to God.
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