1 About that time King Herod laid hands upon some members of the church to harm them.
2 He had James, the brother of John, killed by the sword,
3 and when he saw that this was pleasing to the Jews he proceeded to arrest Peter also. (It was [the] feast of Unleavened Bread.)
4 He had him taken into custody and put in prison under the guard of four squads of four soldiers each. He intended to bring him before the people after Passover.
5 Peter thus was being kept in prison, but prayer by the church was fervently being made to God on his behalf.