^{1 Ref} And about that time, Herod the king put forth his hands, to do evil to certain of those of the assembly,

^{2 Ref} and he killed James, the brother of John, with the sword,

^{3 Ref} and having seen that it is pleasing to the Jews, he added to lay hold of Peter also -- and they were the days of the unleavened food --

^{4 Ref} whom also having seized, he did put in prison, having delivered `him' to four quaternions of soldiers to guard him, intending after the passover to bring him forth to the people.

^{5 Ref} Peter, therefore, indeed, was kept in the prison, and fervent prayer was being made by the assembly unto God for him,