Acts 12:3 Parallel Translations

When he saw how this pleased the Jews, he arrested Peter too. This happened during the days of Unleavened Bread.(GOD'S WORD®)

KJV:

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

ASV:

And when he saw that it pleased the Jews, he proceeded to seize Peter also. And those were the days of unleavened bread.

BBE:

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.

DBY:

And seeing that it was pleasing to the Jews, he went on to take Peter also: (and they were the days of unleavened bread:)

ERV:

And when he saw that it pleased the Jews, he proceeded to seize Peter also. And those were the days of unleavened bread.

WEY:

Finding that this gratified the Jews, he proceeded to seize Peter also; these being the days of Unleavened Bread.

WBS:

And because he saw it pleased the Jews, he proceeded further to take Peter also. Then were the days of unleavened bread.

WEB:

When he saw that it pleased the Jews, he proceeded to seize Peter also. This was during the days of unleavened bread.

YLT:

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 --

Acts 12:3 Cross References

XREF:

Exodus 12:15 'Seven days you shall eat unleavened bread, but on the first day you shall remove leaven from your houses; for whoever eats anything leavened from the first day until the seventh day, that person shall be cut off from Israel.

Exodus 23:15 "You shall observe the Feast of Unleavened Bread; for seven days you are to eat unleavened bread, as I commanded you, at the appointed time in the month Abib, for in it you came out of Egypt. And none shall appear before Me empty-handed.

Acts 20:6 We sailed from Philippi after the days of Unleavened Bread, and came to them at Troas within five days; and there we stayed seven days.

Acts 24:27 But after two years had passed, Felix was succeeded by Porcius Festus, and wishing to do the Jews a favor, Felix left Paul imprisoned.

Acts 25:9 But Festus, wishing to do the Jews a favor, answered Paul and said, "Are you willing to go up to Jerusalem and stand trial before me on these charges?" (NASB ©1995)

Commentaries and Concordances

GSB:

12:3 {2} And because he saw it pleased the Jews, he proceeded further to take Peter also. (Then were the days of unleavened bread.)
(2) It is an old habit of tyrants to attain the favour of the wicked, with the blood of the godly.

PNT:

12:3 He saw it pleased the Jews. He would rather please men than God. Hence, he seized Peter.
The days of unleavened bread. The Passover week. See Ex 12:15,16. Called Easter in Ac 12:4.

WES:

12:3 Then were the days of unleavened bread - At which the Jews came together from all parts.

MHC:

12:1-5 James was one of the sons of Zebedee, whom Christ told that they should drink of the cup that he was to drink of, and be baptized with the baptism that he was to be baptized with, Mt 20:23. Now the words of Christ were made good in him; and if we suffer with Christ, we shall reign with him. Herod imprisoned Peter: the way of persecution, as of other sins, is downhill; when men are in it, they cannot easily stop. Those make themselves an easy prey to Satan, who make it their business to please men. Thus James finished his course. But Peter, being designed for further services, was safe; though he seemed now marked out for a speedy sacrifice. We that live in a cold, prayerless generation, can hardly form an idea of the earnestness of these holy men of old. But if the Lord should bring on the church an awful persecution like this of Herod, the faithful in Christ would learn what soul-felt prayer is.

CONC:

Added Addition Arrest Bread During Feast Finding Further Gratified Hold Jews Lay Peter Pleased Pleasing Proceeded Seeing Seize Unleavened

Added Addition Arrest Bread Feast Finding Food Further Gratified Hold Jews Lay Peter Pleased Pleasing Proceeded Seize Time Unleavened

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