Acts 12:3

James Killed, Peter Imprisoned

2He had James, the brother of John, put to death with the sword. 3And seeing that this pleased the Jews, Herod proceeded to seize Peter during the Feast of Unleavened Bread.4He arrested him and put him in prison, handing him over to be guarded by four squads of four soldiers each. Herod intended to bring him out to the people after the Passover.

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Berean Standard Bible
And seeing that this pleased the Jews, Herod proceeded to seize Peter during the Feast of Unleavened Bread.
American Standard Version (1901)
And when he saw that it pleased the Jews, he proceeded to seize Peter also. And 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.
Douay-Rheims 1899
And seeing that it pleased the Jews, he proceeded to take up Peter also. Now it was in the days of the Azymes.
Free Bible Version
When he saw that the Jews were pleased by this, he had Peter arrested too. (This was during the Feast of Unleavened Bread.)
Geneva Bible 1599
And when he sawe that it pleased the Iewes, he proceeded further, to take Peter also (then were the dayes of vnleauened bread.)
King James (Authorized) Version
And because he saw it pleased the Jews, he proceeded further to take Peter also. (Then were the days of unleavened bread.)
Plain English Version
The Jewish leaders told Herod that this made them very happy, so he told his soldiers to grab Peter too. It was the time for the Jewish people to have their ceremony where they ate flat damper.
Translation for Translators
When Herod realized that he had pleased the leaders of the Jewish people by doing that, he commanded soldiers to arrest Peter in order to kill him, too. This happened during the festival when the Jewish people ate bread that did not have yeast.
Unlocked Literal Bible
After he saw that this pleased the Jews, he proceeded to arrest Peter also. That was during the days of unleavened bread.
Noah Webster Bible
And because he saw it pleased the Jews, he proceeded further to take Peter also. Then were the days 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.
Young's 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 —