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12 Um þessar mundir lét Heródes konungur leggja hendur á nokkra úr söfnuðinum og misþyrma þeim.

Hann lét höggva Jakob bróður Jóhannesar með sverði.

Og er hann sá, að Gyðingum líkaði vel, lét hann einnig taka Pétur. Þá voru dagar ósýrðu brauðanna.

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Peter’s Miraculous Escape From Prison

12 It was about this time that King Herod(A) arrested some who belonged to the church, intending to persecute them. He had James, the brother of John,(B) put to death with the sword.(C) When he saw that this met with approval among the Jews,(D) he proceeded to seize Peter also. This happened during the Festival of Unleavened Bread.(E)

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