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Source language
Original Greek   
Κατʼ ἐκεῖνον δὲ τὸν καιρὸν ἐπέβαλεν Ἡρῴδης ὁ βασιλεὺς τὰς χεῖρας κακῶσαί τινας τῶν ἀπὸ τῆς ἐκκλησίας.
Greek - Transliteration via code library   
Kat' ekeinon de ton kairon epebalen Erodes o basileus tas kheiras kakosai tinas ton apo tes ekklesias.

Intermediate language
Vulgate (Latin)   
eodem autem tempore misit Herodes rex manus ut adfligeret quosdam de ecclesia

King James Variants
American King James Version   
Now about that time Herod the king stretched forth his hands to vex certain of the church.
King James 2000 (out of print)   
Now about that time Herod the king stretched forth his hands to persecute certain of the church.
King James Bible (Cambridge, large print)   
Now about that time Herod the king stretched forth his hands to vex certain of the church.
Authorized (King James) Version   
Now about that time Herod the king stretched forth his hands to vex certain of the church.
New King James Version   
Now about that time Herod the king stretched out his hand to harass some from the church.
21st Century King James Version   
Now about that time Herod the king stretched forth his hands to vex certain of the church.

Other translations
American Standard Version   
Now about that time Herod the king put forth his hands to afflict certain of the church.
Aramaic Bible in Plain English   
But at that time, King Herodus, who was surnamed Agrippa, was laying hands on the people who were in the churches, to do evil to them.
Darby Bible Translation   
At that time Herod the king laid his hands on some of those of the assembly to do them hurt,
Holy Bible: Douay-Rheims Version (Genuine Leather Black)   
AND at the same time, Herod the king stretched forth his hands, to afflict some of the church.
ERV 1885 English Revised Version with Strong's Concordance   
Now about that time Herod the king put forth his hands to afflict certain of the church.
English Standard Version Journaling Bible   
About that time Herod the king laid violent hands on some who belonged to the church.
God's Word   
About that time King Herod devoted his attention to mistreating certain members of the church.
Holman Christian Standard Bible   
About that time King Herod cruelly attacked some who belonged to the church,
International Standard Version   
About that time, Herod arrested some people who belonged to the church and mistreated them.
NET Bible   
About that time King Herod laid hands on some from the church to harm them.
New American Standard Bible   
Now about that time Herod the king laid hands on some who belonged to the church in order to mistreat them.
New International Version   
It was about this time that King Herod arrested some who belonged to the church, intending to persecute them.
New Living Translation   
About that time King Herod Agrippa began to persecute some believers in the church.
Webster's Bible Translation   
Now about that time, Herod the king stretched forth his hands to afflict certain of the church.
Weymouth New Testament   
Now, about that time, King Herod arrested certain members of the Church, in order to ill-treat them;
The World English Bible   
Now about that time, King Herod stretched out his hands to oppress some of the assembly.
EasyEnglish Bible   
At that time, King Herod took hold of some of the group of believers in Jerusalem. He wanted to cause them to suffer.
Young‘s Literal Translation   
And about that time, Herod the king put forth his hands, to do evil to certain of those of the assembly,
New Life Version   
At that time King Herod used his power to make it hard for the Christians in the church.
Revised Geneva Translation   
Now about that time, Herod the King stretched forth his hand to afflict some of the church,
The Voice Bible   
Back in Jerusalem, hard times came to the disciples. King Herod violently seized some who belonged to the church with the intention of mistreating them.
Living Bible   
About that time King Herod moved against some of the believers
New Catholic Bible   
It was about this period of time that King Herod persecuted certain members of the Church.
Legacy Standard Bible   
Now about that time Herod the king laid hands on some who belonged to the church in order to harm them.
Jubilee Bible 2000   
Now at that time Herod the king stretched forth his hands to mistreat certain of the congregation. {Gr. ekklesia – called out ones}
Christian Standard Bible   
About that time King Herod violently attacked some who belonged to the church,
Amplified Bible © 1954   
About that time Herod the king stretched forth his hands to afflict and oppress and torment some who belonged to the church (assembly).
New Century Version   
During that same time King Herod began to mistreat some who belonged to the church.
The Message   
That’s when King Herod got it into his head to go after some of the church members. He murdered James, John’s brother. When he saw how much it raised his popularity ratings with the Jews, he arrested Peter—all this during Passover Week, mind you—and had him thrown in jail, putting four squads of four soldiers each to guard him. He was planning a public lynching after Passover.
Evangelical Heritage Version ™   
At about that time, King Herod laid violent hands on some who belonged to the church, in order to mistreat them.
Mounce Reverse Interlinear New Testament   
About that · · time Herod the king set his hand to mistreat some · belonging to the church.
New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition   
About that time King Herod laid violent hands upon some who belonged to the church.
New Matthew Bible   
In that time, Herod the king stretched forth his hand to persecute some of the congregation.
Good News Translation®   
About this time King Herod began to persecute some members of the church.
Wycliffe Bible   
And in the same time Herod the king sent power, to torment some men of the church.
New Testament for Everyone   
Around that time, King Herod began to use violence towards some members of the church.
Contemporary English Version   
At that time King Herod caused terrible suffering for some members of the church.
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition   
About that time Herod the king laid violent hands upon some who belonged to the church.
J.B. Phillips New Testament   
It was at this time that King Herod laid violent hands on some of the Church members. James, John’s brother, he executed with the sword, and when he found this action pleased the Jews he went on to arrest Peter as well. It was during the days of unleavened bread that he actually made the arrest. He put Peter in prison with no less than four squads of soldiers to guard him, intending to bring him out to the people after the Passover. So Peter was closely guarded in the prison, while the Church prayed to God earnestly on his behalf.
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition   
About that time King Herod laid violent hands upon some who belonged to the church.
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition   
About that time King Herod laid violent hands upon some who belonged to the church.
Common English Bible © 2011   
About that time King Herod began to harass some who belonged to the church.
Amplified Bible © 2015   
Now at that time Herod [Agrippa I] the king [of the Jews] arrested some who belonged to the church, intending to harm them.
English Standard Version Anglicised   
About that time Herod the king laid violent hands on some who belonged to the church.
New American Bible (Revised Edition)   
About that time King Herod laid hands upon some members of the church to harm them.
New American Standard Bible   
Now about that time Herod the king laid hands on some who belonged to the church, to do them harm.
The Expanded Bible   
During that same time King Herod [C Agrippa I, who lived 10 bc–ad 44; he was the grandson of Herod the Great (Luke 1:5)] ·began to mistreat [L laid hands on to harm/do evil to] some who belonged to the church.
Tree of Life Version   
Now at that time Herod the king seized some from Messiah’s community to do them harm.
Revised Standard Version   
About that time Herod the king laid violent hands upon some who belonged to the church.
New International Reader's Version   
About this time, King Herod arrested some people who belonged to the church. He planned to make them suffer greatly.
BRG Bible   
Now about that time Herod the king stretched forth his hands to vex certain of the church.
Complete Jewish Bible   
It was around this time that King Herod began arresting and persecuting certain members of the Messianic community;
Worldwide English (New Testament)   
) At that time Herod the king caught some of the church people and troubled them.
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised   
About that time King Herod laid violent hands upon some who belonged to the church.
Orthodox Jewish Bible   
Now during that time Herod the king laid his hands on Moshiach’s Kehillah to harm some of them.
Names of God Bible   
About that time King Herod devoted his attention to mistreating certain members of the church.
Modern English Version   
About that time King Herod extended his hands to harm certain ones from the church.
Easy-to-Read Version   
During this same time, King Herod began to do harm to some of those who were part of the church.
International Children’s Bible   
During that same time King Herod began to do terrible things to some who belonged to the church.
Lexham English Bible   
Now at that time, Herod the king laid hands on some of those from the church to harm them.
New International Version - UK   
It was about this time that King Herod arrested some who belonged to the church, intending to persecute them.
Disciples Literal New Testament   
And about that time, Herod the king put hands on some of the ones from the church to mistreat them.