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12 About kata that ekeinos · de · ho time kairos Herod hērōdēs the ho king basileus set epiballō his ho hand cheir to mistreat kakoō some tis · ho belonging apo to the ho church ekklēsia. He had James Iakōbos the ho brother adelphos of John Iōannēs put to death anaireō · de with the sword machaira, and de when he saw that hoti it pleased arestos the ho Jews Ioudaios, he proceeded prostithēmi to arrest syllambanō Peter Petros also kai. This was eimi · de during the ho days hēmera of ho Unleavened azymos Bread . When he had seized piazō him hos, · kai he put tithēmi him in eis prison phylakē, handing paradidōmi him over to four tessares squads tetradion of four soldiers stratiōtēs each to guard phylassō him autos, intending boulomai after meta the ho Passover pascha to bring anagō him autos out to the ho people laos. · ho So oun Peter Petros was kept tēreō in en · ho prison phylakē, but de prayer proseuchē was eimi made ginomai earnestly ektenōs to pros God theos for peri him autos by hypo the ho church ekklēsia. · ho

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Herod imprisons Peter

12 About that time King Herod began to harass some who belonged to the church. He had James, John’s brother, killed with a sword. When he saw that this pleased the Jews, he arrested Peter as well. This happened during the Festival of Unleavened Bread. He put Peter in prison, handing him over to four squads of soldiers, sixteen in all, who guarded him. He planned to charge him publicly after the Passover. While Peter was held in prison, the church offered earnest prayer to God for him.

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