Verse 1
Acts 12:1
New Living Translation
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About that time King Herod Agrippa began to persecute some believers in the church.
Original Language Text
greek
Κατ’ ἐκεῖνον δὲ τὸν καιρὸν ἐπέβαλεν Ἡρῴδης ὁ βασιλεὺς τὰς χεῖρας κακῶσαί τινας τῶν ἀπὸ τῆς ἐκκλησίας.
English Translation
At that time, King Herod laid hands on some from the church to mistreat them.
AI translation from greek via gpt-4o-mini
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Chapter 12 Context
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About that time King Herod Agrippa began to persecute some believers in the church.
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He had the apostle James (John’s brother) killed with a sword.
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When Herod saw how much this pleased the Jewish people, he also arrested Peter. (This took place dur...
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Then he imprisoned him, placing him under the guard of four squads of four soldiers each. Herod inte...
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But while Peter was in prison, the church prayed very earnestly for him.
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The night before Peter was to be placed on trial, he was asleep, fastened with two chains between tw...
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Suddenly, there was a bright light in the cell, and an angel of the Lord stood before Peter. The ang...
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Then the angel told him, “Get dressed and put on your sandals.” And he did. “Now put on your coat an...
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So Peter left the cell, following the angel. But all the time he thought it was a vision. He didn’t...
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They passed the first and second guard posts and came to the iron gate leading to the city, and this...
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Peter finally came to his senses. “It’s really true!” he said. “The Lord has sent his angel and save...
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When he realized this, he went to the home of Mary, the mother of John Mark, where many were gathere...
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He knocked at the door in the gate, and a servant girl named Rhoda came to open it.
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When she recognized Peter’s voice, she was so overjoyed that, instead of opening the door, she ran b...
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“You’re out of your mind!” they said. When she insisted, they decided, “It must be his angel.”
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Meanwhile, Peter continued knocking. When they finally opened the door and saw him, they were amazed...
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He motioned for them to quiet down and told them how the Lord had led him out of prison. “Tell James...
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At dawn there was a great commotion among the soldiers about what had happened to Peter.
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Herod Agrippa ordered a thorough search for him. When he couldn’t be found, Herod interrogated the g...
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Now Herod was very angry with the people of Tyre and Sidon. So they sent a delegation to make peace...
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and an appointment with Herod was granted. When the day arrived, Herod put on his royal robes, sat o...
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The people gave him a great ovation, shouting, “It’s the voice of a god, not of a man!”
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Instantly, an angel of the Lord struck Herod with a sickness, because he accepted the people’s worsh...
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Meanwhile, the word of God (Elohim) continued to spread, and there were many new believers.
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When Barnabas and Saul had finished their mission to Jerusalem, they returned, taking John Mark with...
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