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And he killed James[a], the brother of John, with a sword. And having seen that it was pleasing to the Jews, he proceeded to arrest Peter also (now the days of the Feast of Unleavened-Bread were taking place)— whom indeed having seized, he put into prison, having handed him over to four squads[b] of soldiers to guard him, intending to bring him up to the people after the Passover [Feast].

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Footnotes

  1. Acts 12:2 That is, the apostle James.
  2. Acts 12:4 Or, quaternians. That is, four four-man squads working three-hour watches overnight, two men inside chained to the prisoner and two outside at the door. This was the Roman custom.

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