Acts 12:1-3 Now about that time King Herod began a persecution of certain people in the Jerusalem church. : Note: This man was the grandson of Herod the Great. See Matt..

AUV⁽ⁱ⁾ ¹ Now about that time King Herod began a persecution of certain people in the [Jerusalem] church. [Note: This man was the grandson of Herod the Great. See Matt. 2:1]. ² He had James, the brother of John, killed with the sword. ³ When he realized that this act pleased the Jews, he proceeded to have Peter arrested also. [This happened] during the Festival of Unleavened Bread [See Exodus 12:15ff].