1 During this same time, King Herod began to do harm to some of those who were part of the church.
2 He ordered James, the brother of John, to be killed with a sword.
3 Herod saw that many of the Jews liked this, so he decided to arrest Peter too. This happened during the Festival of Unleavened Bread.
4 He arrested Peter and put him in jail, where he was guarded by a group of 16 soldiers. Herod planned to bring Peter before the people, but he wanted to wait until after the Passover festival.