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Acts 12:1-2
Contemporary English Version
Acts 12:1-2
Contemporary English Version
Herod Causes Trouble for the Church
12 At that time King Herod[a] caused terrible suffering for some members of the church. 2 He ordered soldiers to cut off the head of James, the brother of John.
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- 12.1 Herod: Herod Agrippa I, the grandson of Herod the Great.
Acts 12:1-2
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Acts 12:1-2
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Peter’s Miraculous Escape From Prison
12 It was about this time that King Herod(A) arrested some who belonged to the church, intending to persecute them. 2 He had James, the brother of John,(B) put to death with the sword.(C)
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