Acts 12:1

King James Version

Now about that time Herod the king stretched forth his hands to vex certain of the church.

Acts 12:1KJV

Acts 12:1 in context

1Now about that time Herod the king stretched forth his hands to vex certain of the church.

2And he killed James the brother of John with the sword.

3And because he saw it pleased the Jews, he proceeded further to take Peter also. (Then were the days of unleavened bread.)

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