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Acts 12:1
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About that time King Herod violently attacked some who belonged to the church,
Now about that time, Herode the King stretched foorth his hands, to vexe certaine of the Church.
Now about that time Herod the king stretched forth his hands to vex certain of the church.
About that time Herod the king laid violent hands on some who belonged to the church.
Now about that time Herod the king laid hands on some who belonged to the church, to do them harm.
During that same time King Herod began to mistreat some who belonged to the church.
Now at that time Herod [Agrippa I] the king [of the Jews] arrested some who belonged to the church, intending to harm them.
Now about that time Herod the king laid hands on some who belonged to the church in order to mistreat them.
Now about that time Herod the king laid hands on some who belonged to the church in order to harm them.
About that time, King Herod reached out to harm some who belonged to the church.
At that time King Herod caused terrible suffering for some members of the church.
It was around this time that King Herod began arresting and persecuting certain members of the Messianic community;
At that time Herod the king laid his hands on some of those of the assembly to do them hurt,
During this same time, King Herod began to do harm to some of those who were part of the church.
Nowe about that time, Herod the King stretched forth his hands to vexe certaine of the Church,
NOW at that very time Herod the king surnamed A-grip''pa seized some of the people of the church to oppress them.
About this time King Herod began to persecute some members of the church.
Now at that time, Herod the king laid hands on some of those from the church to harm them.
And at that time Herod the king put forth the hands to oppress some of those of the assembly.
Now about that time Herod the king put forth his hands to afflict certain of the church.
Now, about that time, Herod the king made cruel attacks on the Christians.
Now about that time, Herod the king stretched out his hands to oppress some of the assembly.
About that time, Herod arrested some people who belonged to the church and mistreated them.
BUT at that time Herodes the king, he who was surnamed Agripos, stretched forth hands upon some who were in the church, to ill-treat them.
And at that time Herod the king, who was surnamed Agrippa, laid hands on some of the church, to maltreat them.
At the same tyme Herode the king stretched foorth his handes to vexe certayne of the Churche.
Now about that time Herod the king put forth his hands to afflict certain of the church.
Now about that time, Herod the king put forth his hands to oppress some of the assembly.
About that time Herod the king stretched forth his hands to afflict a certain of the church.
And in the same tyme Eroude the king sente power, to turmente sum men of the chirche.
Now about that time Herod the king put forth his hands to afflict certain of the church.
Now about that time, Herod the king stretched forth [his] hands to afflict certain of the church.
About that time King Herod laid hands on some from the church to harm them.
Now about that time Herod the king stretched out his hand to harass some from the church.
About that time King Herod Agrippa began to persecute some believers in the church.
At that time King Herod used his power to make it hard for the Christians in the church.
About that time King Herod laid violent hands upon some who belonged to the church.
Now, in the course of that season, Herod the king thrust forth his hands to harm some of them of the assembly, -
And at the same time, Herod the king stretched forth his hands, to afflict some of the church.
About that time Herod the king laid violent hands upon some who belonged to the church.
In that tyme Herode the kynge stretched forthe his handes to vexe certayne of the congregacion.
And about that time, Herod the king put forth his hands, to do evil to certain of those of the assembly,
At the same tyme layed kynge Herode handes vpon certayne of the congregacion, to vexe them.
About that time, king Herod Agrippa began to persecute some of the church.
That's when King Herod got it into his head to go after some of the church members. He murdered James, John's brother. When he saw how much it raised his popularity ratings with the Jews, he arrested Peter—all this during Passover Week, mind you—and had him thrown in jail, putting four squads of four soldiers each to guard him. He was planning a public lynching after Passover.
It was at this time that King Herod Agrippa began to cause problems in the church.
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
Cir, am 4048, ad 44
stretched forth his hands: or, began, Acts 4:30, Acts 9:31, Luke 22:53
to vex: Matthew 10:17, Matthew 10:18, Matthew 24:9, John 15:20, John 16:2
Reciprocal: Genesis 37:22 - lay 1 Samuel 17:36 - seeing Job 15:25 - he stretcheth Psalms 2:2 - kings Psalms 55:20 - put Psalms 92:8 - art most Jeremiah 26:23 - who Matthew 2:15 - until Mark 3:17 - James Mark 13:9 - take Luke 11:49 - and some Luke 21:12 - before 1 Thessalonians 2:14 - even
Cross-References
Therefore, "`Come out from among them and separate yourselves,' says the Lord, `and touch nothing impure; and I will receive you, and will be a Father to you,
Through faith Abraham, upon being called to leave home and go into a land which he was soon to receive for an inheritance, obeyed; and he went out, not knowing where he was going to.
Then I heard another voice from Heaven, which said, "Come out of her, My people, that you may not become partakers in her sins, nor receive a share of her plagues.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
Now about that time,.... That the famine was in Judea, and Saul and Barnabas were sent thither with what the church at Antioch had collected.
Herod the king; not Herod the great that slew the infants at Bethlehem, nor Herod Antipas that beheaded John, but Herod Agrippa; and so the Syriac version adds here, "who is surnamed Agrippa"; he was a grandson of Herod the great, and the son of Aristobulus: this prince
stretched forth his hands to vex certain of the church; Beza's ancient copy adds, "in Judea": it seems to be the church at Jerusalem; perhaps some of the principal members of them; and so the Ethiopic version renders it, the rulers of the house of God. It is scarcely credible that he should lay hands on any of them himself in person; but it is very likely he encouraged his soldiers, or his servants, to abuse them, reproach them, strike and buffet them, as they met with them in the streets; or when at worship, might disturb them, and break them up.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
Now about that time - That is, during the time that the famine existed, or the time when Barnabas and Saul went up to Jerusalem. This was probably about the fifth or sixth year of the reign of Claudius, not far from 47 ad.
Herod the king - This was Herod Agrippa. The Syriac so renders it expressly, and the chronology requires us so to understand it. He was a grandson of Herod the Great, and one of the sons of Aristobulus, whom Herod put to death (Josephus, Antiq., 18, 5). Herod the Great left three sons, between whom his kingdom was divided - Archelaus, Philip, and Antipas. See the notes on Matthew 2:19. To Philip was left Iturea and Trachonitis. See Luke 3:1. To Antipas, Galilee and Perea; and to Archclaus, Judea, Idumea, and Samaria. Archclaus, being accused of cruelty, was banished by Augustus to Vienna in Gaul, and Judea was reduced to a province, and united with Syria. When Philip died, this region was granted by the Emperor Caligula to Herod Agrippa. Herod Antipas was driven as an exile also into Gaul, and then into Spain, and Herod Agrippa received also his tetrarchy. In the reign of Claudius also, the dominions of Herod Agrippa were still further enlarged. When Caligula was slain, he was at Rome, and having ingratiated himself into the favor of Claudius, he conferred on him also Judea and Samaria, so that his dominions were equal in extent to those of his grandfather, Herod the Great. See Josephus, Antiq., book 19, chapter 5, section 1.
Stretched forth his hands - A figurative expression, denoting that “he laid his hands on them, or that he endeavored violently to oppress the church.”
To vex - To injure, to do evil to - κακῶσαί kakōsai.
Certain - Some of the church. Who they were the writer immediately specifies.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
CHAPTER XII.
Herod persecutes the Christians, 1.
Kills James, 2.
And casts Peter into prison, 3, 4.
The Church makes incessant prayer for his deliverance, 5.
An angel of God opens the prison doors and leads him out, 6-10.
Peter rejoices, and comes to the house of Mary, where many were
praying, and declares how he was delivered, 11-17.
The soldiers who kept the prison are examined by Herod, and he
commands them to be put to death, 18, 19.
Herod is enraged against the people of Tyre, but is appeased by
their submission, 20.
He makes an oration to the people, receives idolatrous praises,
and an angel of the Lord unites him, and he dies a miserable
death, 21-23.
The word of God increases, 24.
Barnabas and Saul, having fulfilled their ministry, return from
Jerusalem accompanied by John Mark, 25.
NOTES ON CHAP. XII.
Verse Acts 12:1. Herod the king — This was Herod Agrippa, the son of Aristobulus, and grandson of Herod the Great; he was nephew to Herod Antipas, who beheaded John they Baptist, and brother to Herodias. He was made king by the Emperor Caligula, and was put in possession of all the territories formerly held by his uncle Philip and by Lysanias; viz. Iturea, Trachonitis, Abilene, with Gaulonitis, Batanaea, and Penias. To these the Emperor Claudius afterwards added Judea and Samaria; which were nearly all the dominions possessed by his grandfather, Herod the Great. See Luke 3:1; see also an account of the Herod family, see in Clarke's note on "Matthew 2:1".
To vex certain of the Church. — That is, to destroy its chief ornaments and supports.
