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Acts 12:3
And when he saw that it pleased the Jews, he proceeded to seize Peter also. And those were the days of unleavened bread.
Acts 12:3 · American Standard Version
Acts 12:3 in other translations
And because he saw it pleased the Jews, he proceeded further to take Peter also. (Then were the days of unleavened bread.)
And seeing that this pleased the Jews, Herod proceeded to seize Peter during the Feast of Unleavened Bread.
When he saw that it pleased the Jews, he proceeded to seize Peter also. This was during the days of unleavened bread.
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In context
1 Now about that time Herod the king put forth his hands to afflict certain of the church.
2 And he killed James the brother of John with the sword.
3 And when he saw that it pleased the Jews, he proceeded to seize Peter also. And those were the days of unleavened bread.
4 And when he had taken him, he put him in prison, and delivered him to four quaternions of soldiers to guard him; intending after the Passover to bring him forth to the people.
5 Peter therefore was kept in the prison: but prayer was made earnestly of the church unto God for him.
6 And when Herod was about to bring him forth, the same night Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains: and guards before the door kept the prison.
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