The martyrdom of James is described—An angel frees Peter from prison—The Lord slays Herod by disease—The Church grows.

Acts 12 shows that Peter and James put God first in their lives, regardless of the punishment they might receive.

Peter's Miraculous Escape From Prison - It was about this time that King Herod arrested some who belonged to the church, intending to persecute them.

The story of Acts 12 shows us two outcomes but each glorifies God. We must remember that James, when he died, met Jesus and receive a crown of glory. Praise be ...

The Herod of Acts 12 was Herod Agrippa I. He was the grandson of the Herod the Great who was king at the time of the Messiah's birth.

Acts 12 - Now about that time *Herod the king laid hands on some who belonged to the church in order to harm them.

In Acts 12, the focus of the book transitions from the apostles to Paul. The chapter begins with the first death of an apostle and ends with the death of a ...

Acts 12 ... 1Now at that time Herod the king seized some from Messiah's community to do them harm. 2He had Jacob, John's brother, put to death with the sword. 3 ...

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.

Acts 12 is the twelfth chapter of the Acts of the Apostles in the New Testament of the Christian Bible. It records the death of the first apostle, James.