1And about that time, Herod the king put forth his hands, to do evil to certain of those of the assembly,


In Context

1 And about that time, Herod the king put forth his hands, to do evil to certain of those of the assembly,

2 and he killed James, the brother of John, with the sword,

3 and having seen that it is pleasing to the Jews, he added to lay hold of Peter also — and they were the days of the unleavened food —

Acts 12:1 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

12:1Now about that time Herod the king stretched forth [his] hands to vex certain of the church.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

12:1It was about this time that King Herod arrested some who belonged to the church, intending to persecute them.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

12:1AND at the same time, Herod the king stretched forth his hands, to afflict some of the church.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

12:1Now about that time Herod the king put forth his hands to afflict certain of the church.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

12:1At that time Herod the king laid his hands on some of those of the assembly to do them hurt,

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

12:1Now about that time Herod the king put forth his hands to afflict certain of the church.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

12:1Now about that time, Herod the king stretched forth his hands to afflict certain of the church.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

12:1Now about that time, King Herod stretched out his hands to oppress some of the assembly.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

12:1Now about that time Herod the king stretched forth his hands to vex certain of the church.