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James Killed and Peter Imprisoned

12 About that time Herod the king laid violent hands upon some who belonged to the church.[a] He killed James the brother of John with the sword; and when he saw that it pleased the Jews, he proceeded to arrest Peter also. This was during the days of Unleavened Bread.

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Footnotes

  1. 12.1 The second wave of persecution: cf. Acts 8.1.

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