Acts 12:1-4 ▼

1 About that time, Herod arrested some people who belonged to the church and mistreated them.

2 He even had James, the brother of John, killed with a sword.

3 When he saw how this was agreeable to the Jews, he proceeded to arrest Peter, too. This happened during the Festival of Unleavened Bread.

4 When he arrested Peter, Herod put him in prison and turned him over to four squads of soldiers to guard him, planning to bring him out to the people after Passover season.