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Acts 12:2–3

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2So he executed James the brother of John with a sword. 3And when he* saw that it was pleasing to the Jews, he proceeded to arrest Peter also. (Now this was during the feasta of Unleavened Bread.)

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  1. *Here “when” is supplied as a component of the participle (“saw”) which is understood as temporal
  2. aLiterally “now these were the days”

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

He killed James the brother of John with the sword, and when he saw that it pleased the Jews, he proceeded to arrest Peter also. This was during the days of Unleavened Bread.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

He had James, the brother of John, put to death with the sword. When he saw that this met with approval among the Jews, he proceeded to seize Peter also. This happened during the Festival of Unleavened Bread.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

and he executed James, John’s brother, with the sword. When he saw that it pleased the Jews, he proceeded to arrest Peter too, during the Festival of Unleavened Bread.

NLTNew Living Translation

He had the apostle James (John’s brother) killed with a sword. When Herod saw how much this pleased the Jewish people, he also arrested Peter. (This took place during the Passover celebration.)

KJV 1900King James Version

And he killed James the brother of John with the sword. And because he saw it pleased the Jews, he proceeded further to take Peter also. (Then were the days of unleavened bread.)