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Acts 12:2-4
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2 He sent his soldiers to cut off James's head. James was John's brother.[a]

3 King Herod saw that the Jews were happy because he had killed James. So he sent his soldiers to take hold of Peter too. This happened during the Festival of Flat Bread.[b]

4 After the soldiers caught Peter, they put him in prison. While he was in prison, four different groups of soldiers guarded him. There were four soldiers in each group.[c] Herod wanted to judge Peter in front of everybody. After the Passover festival had finished, he would bring Peter out of the prison to do this.

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  1. 12:2 James and John were sons of Zebedee. King Herod killed James about 10 years after Jesus became alive again.
  2. 12:3 The Jews usually made bread with yeast, flour and water. But during the week of the Passover festival they did not use any yeast in their bread.
  3. 12:4 Each group of soldiers guarded the prison for four hours. When one group stopped the next group started. They did this day and night.
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