# Connecting Statement:

This begins the new persecution, first of James' death and then of Peter's imprisonment and then release.

# General Information:

This is background information about Herod's killing James. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/writing-background]])

# Now

This begins a new part of the story. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/writing-newevent]])

# about that time

This refers to the time of the famine.

# laid hands on

This means Herod had the believers arrested. See how you translated this in [Acts 5:18](../05/17.md). AT: "sent soldiers to arrest" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])

# some who belonged to the church

Only James and Peter are specified, which implies that these were leaders of the church in Jerusalem. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])

# so that he might mistreat them

"in order to cause the believers to suffer"

# He killed James ... with the sword

This tells the manner in which James was killed.

# He killed James

Possible meanings are 1) Herod himself killed James or 2) Herod ordered someone to kill James. AT: "Herod gave the order and they killed James" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])