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During This Time, King Herod Kills The Apostle James And Imprisons Peter

12 And about that time, Herod[a] the king put hands on some of the ones from the church to mistreat them. And he killed James[b], the brother of John, with a sword.

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Footnotes

  1. Acts 12:1 That is, Herod Agrippa I, the last king of Israel. His death, mentioned in verse 23, occurred in a.d. 44.
  2. Acts 12:2 That is, the apostle James.

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. He had James, the brother of John,(B) put to death with the sword.(C)

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