Parallel Verses
Moffatt New Testament
and when he saw this pleased the Jews, he went on to seize Peter. (This was during the days of unleavened bread.)
New American Standard Bible
When he saw that it
King James Version
And because he saw it pleased the Jews, he proceeded further to take Peter also. (Then were the days of unleavened bread.)
Holman Bible
When he saw that it pleased the Jews, he proceeded to arrest Peter too, during the days of Unleavened Bread.
International Standard Version
When he saw how this was agreeable to the Jews, he proceeded to arrest Peter, too. This happened during the Festival of Unleavened Bread.
A Conservative Version
And after seeing that it was pleasing the Jews, he proceeded to arrest Peter also (and those were the days of unleavened bread),
American Standard Version
And when he saw that it pleased the Jews, he proceeded to seize Peter also. And those were the days of unleavened bread.
Amplified
and when he saw that it pleased the Jews, he proceeded to have Peter arrested as well. This was during the days of Unleavened Bread [the Passover week].
An Understandable Version
When he realized that this act pleased the Jews, he proceeded to have Peter arrested also. [This happened] during the Festival of Unleavened Bread [See Exodus 12:15ff].
Anderson New Testament
And when he saw that it pleased the Jews, he apprehended Peter also. Those were the days of unleavened bread.
Bible in Basic English
And when he saw that this was pleasing to the Jews he went on to take Peter in addition. This was at the time of the feast of unleavened bread.
Common New Testament
When he saw that it pleased the Jews, he proceeded to arrest Peter also. This was during the days of Unleavened Bread.
Daniel Mace New Testament
and perceiving that the Jews were pleas'd with this, he proceeded to secure Peter during the feast of unleavened bread:
Darby Translation
And seeing that it was pleasing to the Jews, he went on to take Peter also: (and they were the days of unleavened bread:)
Godbey New Testament
And seeing that it is pleasing to the Jews, he proceeded to arrest Peter also: and those were the days of the unleavened bread:
Goodspeed New Testament
and when he saw that this gratified the Jews, he proceeded to arrest Peter too, at the time of the festival of Unleavened Bread.
John Wesley New Testament
And perceiving it pleased the Jews, he proceeded to take Peter also.
Julia Smith Translation
And having seen that it is pleasing to the Jews, he added also to take Peter. (They were the days of unleavened bread.)
King James 2000
And because he saw it pleased the Jews, he proceeded further to take Peter also. (Then were the days of unleavened bread.)
Lexham Expanded Bible
And [when he] saw that it was pleasing to the Jews, he proceeded to arrest Peter also. ({Now this was during the feast} of Unleavened Bread.)
Modern King James verseion
And because he saw it pleased the Jews, he went further to seize Peter also. (And they were days of Unleavened Bread.)
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
and because he saw that it pleased the Jews, he proceeded further, and took Peter also. Then were the days of sweetbread.
Montgomery New Testament
And when he saw that it pleased the Jews, he proceeded to seize Peter also. (This was during the days of unleavened bread.)
NET Bible
When he saw that this pleased the Jews, he proceeded to arrest Peter too. (This took place during the feast of Unleavened Bread.)
New Heart English Bible
When he saw that it pleased the Jewish people, he proceeded to seize Peter also. This was during the days of unleavened bread.
Noyes New Testament
And seeing that it pleased the Jews, he proceeded to apprehend Peter also; (then were the days of unleavened bread;)
Sawyer New Testament
And seeing that it pleased the Jews, he proceeded to apprehend Peter also,??nd it was during the days of unleavened bread,??4 and having seized he put him in prison, committing him to four companies of four soldiers each to guard him, wishing after the passover to bring him before the people.
The Emphasized Bible
And, seeing that it was acceptable unto the Jews, he went on to apprehend Peter also (now they were the days of unleavened bread), -
Thomas Haweis New Testament
And seeing how agreeable this was to the Jews, he proceeded to seize Peter also. (Then were the days of unleavened bread.)
Twentieth Century New Testament
And, when he saw that the Jews were pleased with this, he proceeded to arrest Peter also. (This was during the Festival of the Unleavened Bread.)
Webster
And because he saw it pleased the Jews, he proceeded further to take Peter also. Then were the days of unleavened bread.
Weymouth New Testament
Finding that this gratified the Jews, he proceeded to seize Peter also; these being the days of Unleavened Bread.
Williams New Testament
and when he saw that this was agreeable to the Jews, he proceeded to arrest Peter too -- it was at the time of the feast of Unleavened Bread.
World English Bible
When he saw that it pleased the Jews, he proceeded to seize Peter also. This was during the days of unleavened bread.
Worrell New Testament
and, seeing that it pleased the Jews, he proceeded to seize Peter also. And then were the days of unleavened bread.
Worsley New Testament
And seeing that it was pleasing to the Jews, he proceeded to apprehend Peter also, (in the days of unleavened bread:)
Youngs Literal Translation
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 --
Themes
Christian ministers » Instances of persecution » Peter
Demagogism » Instances of » Herod (agrippa i)
Feast of the passover » Called the » Days of unleavened bread
Herod » Son of aristobulus (herod agrippa i)
Jerusalem » Roman rulers who resided in » Herod (herod agrippa i)
King » Influenced by popular opinion » Herod
public Opinion » Power of » Secured the imprisonment of peter
public Opinion » Corrupt yielding to » Of peter
Passover » Observed with unleavened bread (no yeast)
Passover » Peter imprisoned at the time of
Persecution » Instances of » Of the apostles
Peter » Imprisoned and delivered by an angel
Rulers' » Wicked » Instances of » Herod (agrippa i) » Persecuting
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Word Count of 37 Translations in Acts 12:3
Verse Info
Context Readings
Herod Kills James And Imprisons Peter
2 James the brother of John he slew with the sword, 3 and when he saw this pleased the Jews, he went on to seize Peter. (This was during the days of unleavened bread.) 4 After arresting him he put him in prison, handing him over to a guard of sixteen soldiers, with the intention of producing him to the People after the passover.
Cross References
Acts 24:27
But when two years had elapsed, Felix was succeeded by Porcius Festus, and as Felix wanted to ingratiate himself with the Jews, he left Paul still in custody.
Acts 25:9
As Festus wanted to ingratiate himself with the Jews, he asked Paul, "Will you go up to Jerusalem and be tried there by me upon these charges?"
Matthew 26:17
On the first day of unleavened bread the disciples of Jesus came up and said to him, "Where do you want us to prepare for you to eat the passover?"
John 12:43
they preferred the approval of men to the approval of God.
John 19:11
Jesus answered, "You would have no power over me, unless it had been granted you from above. So you are less guilty than he who betrayed me to you."
John 21:18
Truly, truly I tell you, you put on your own girdle and went wherever you wanted, when you were young; but when you grow old, you will stretch out your hands for someone to gird you, and you will be taken where you have no wish to go"
Acts 2:14
But Peter stood up along with the eleven, and raising his voice he addressed them thus: "Men of Judaea and residents in Jerusalem, let everyone of you understand this ??attend to what I say:
Acts 4:13
They were astonished to notice how outspoken Peter and John were, and to discover that they were uncultured persons and mere outsiders; they recognized them as having been companions of Jesus,
Acts 20:6
while we sailed from Philippi, after the days of unleavened bread, and joined them five days later at Troas. There we spent seven days.
1 Corinthians 5:7-8
Clean out the old dough that you may be a fresh lump. For you are free from the old leaven; Christ our paschal lamb has been sacrificed.
Galatians 1:10
Now is that 'appealing to the interests of men' or of God? Trying to 'satisfy men'? Why, if I still tried to give satisfaction to human masters, I would be no servant of Christ.
1 Thessalonians 2:4
no, God has attested our fitness to be entrusted with the gospel, and so we tell the gospel not to satisfy men but to satisfy the God who tests our hearts.