Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version
Book of Acts
Chapter 12  -  Read Chapter
Study Resource List BCC -> Commentary on 12:1 DSN -> Synopsis on 12:1 GEB -> Study Notes on 12:1 GSB -> Study Notes on 12:1 JFB -> Commentary on 12:1 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 12:1 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 12:1 OCA -> Commentary on 12:1 PNT -> Commentary on 12:1 RWP -> Study Notes on 12:1 SRN -> Study Notes on 12:1 TSK -> Commentary on 12:1 TSK -> Entry for 12:1 WEN -> Notes on 12:1 NTB -> Herod; Jerusalem; Persecution; Rulers TTT -> Persecution EBD -> Agrippa I.; Drusilla; Herod Agrippa I.; James; Peter; Prayer SBD -> Bernice, or Berenice; Herod; James 12:1 - [In Context] During that same time King Herod F233 began to persecute F234 some of the people that belonged to the church (group of believers).
Study Resource List BCC -> Commentary on 12:2 DSN -> Synopsis on 12:2 GEB -> Study Notes on 12:2 GSB -> Study Notes on 12:2 JFB -> Commentary on 12:2 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 12:2 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 12:2 OCA -> Commentary on 12:2 PNT -> Commentary on 12:2 RWP -> Study Notes on 12:2 TSK -> Commentary on 12:2 TSK -> Entry for 12:2 WEN -> Notes on 12:2 NTB -> Beheading; Herod; Homicide; James; Jerusalem; King; Martyrdom; Persecution; Punishment; Rulers TTT -> Martyrdom; Murder; Punishments; Sword, The EBD -> Agrippa I.; Apostle; Behead; Claudius; Drusilla; Herod Agrippa I.; James; Peter; Prayer SBD -> James 12:2 - [In Context] Herod ordered James to be killed with a sword. James was the brother of John.
Study Resource List BCC -> Commentary on 12:3 DSN -> Synopsis on 12:3 GEB -> Study Notes on 12:3 GSB -> Study Notes on 12:3 JFB -> Commentary on 12:3 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 12:3 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 12:3 OCA -> Commentary on 12:3 PNT -> Commentary on 12:3 RWP -> Study Notes on 12:3 TSK -> Commentary on 12:3 TSK -> Entry for 12:3 WEN -> Notes on 12:3 NTB -> Demagogism; God (continued); Herod; Jerusalem; King; Minister, Christian; Opinion, Public; Passover; Persecution; Peter; Prisoners; Rulers TTT -> Feast of the Passover, The EBD -> Agrippa I.; Drusilla; Herod Agrippa I.; Passover; Peter; Prayer 12:3 - [In Context] Herod saw that the Jews liked this. So he decided to arrest Peter, too. (This happened during the time of the Jewish holiday called the Passover. F235 )
FOOTNOTES: F233: Herod   Herod Agrippa I, grandson of Herod the Great. F234: persecute(d)   To persecute is to hurt or do bad things to. F235: Passover   An important Jewish holy day. The Jews ate a special meal on this day every year to remember that God freed them from slavery in Egypt in the time of Moses.

Abbreviations Legend: BCC - Burton Coffman; DSN - Darby's Synopsis; GEB - Gill's Exposition; GSB - Geneva Study Bible; JFB - Jamieson, Fausset, Brown; MHC-COM - Matthew Henry Complete; MHC-CON - Matthew Henry Concise; OCA - Original Commentary on Acts; PNT - People's New Testament; RWP - Robertson's Word Pictures; SRN - Scofield Reference Notes; TSK - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge; WEN - Wesley's Explanatory Notes; NTB - Nave's Topical Bible; TSK - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge; TTT - Torrey's Topical Textbook; EBD - Easton's Bible Dictionary; SBD - Smith's Bible Dictionary; Copyright Statement - Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version © 2001 by World Bible Translation Center, Inc. and used by permission.