Acts 12:1
About that time, King Herod reached out to harm some who belonged to the church.
Scripture: Berean Standard Bible (BSB), public domain
- WHEN
- AD 44
WHEN
AD 44
counted from the text
The firmest date in Acts, and it comes from outside the book.
WHO RULED
- Herod Agrippa I king of Judea AD 41-44 IN THE TEXT
- Claudius emperor of Rome AD 41-54
SOURCES
- date — Josephus (Antiquities XIX.8.2) dates the death of Herod Agrippa I to AD 44, and Acts 12:23 tells of the same death.
- Herod Agrippa I — Josephus, Antiquities XVIII.6-XIX.8, which dates his death to AD 44
- Claudius — Suetonius, Claudius; Tacitus, Annals XI-XII
SEE ALSO
- Matthew 24:9 Then they will deliver you over to be persecuted and killed, and you will be hated by all nations because of My name.
- John 15:20 Remember the word that I spoke to you: ‘No servant is greater than his master.’ If they persecuted Me, they will persecute you as well; if they kept My word, they will keep yours…
- Matthew 10:17-18 But beware of men; for they will hand you over to their councils and flog you in their synagogues. …
- Luke 22:53 Every day I was with you in the temple courts, and you did not lay a hand on Me. But this hour belongs to you and to the power of darkness.”
- John 16:2 They will put you out of the synagogues. In fact, a time is coming when anyone who kills you will think he is offering a service to God.
- Acts 4:30 as You stretch out Your hand to heal and perform signs and wonders through the name of Your holy servant Jesus.”
Cross-references: OpenBible.info, CC BY 4.0
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