11, 12. Why nao Herod spoelem Peter and olketa Christian, and wanem nao Herod duim?

¹¹ Peter stap taem Jesus talem datfala toktok long Gethsemane. Samting wea kasem Peter bihaen mekem hem luksavve prea hem barava important. (Readim Acts 12:1-6.) Long olketa firstfala verse long Acts chapter 12, iumi lanem hao Herod spoelem samfala Christian bikos hem laek for mekem olketa Jew tinghae long hem. Luk olsem Herod savve James hem wanfala aposol wea fren gud witim Jesus. So Herod “talem olketa soldia bilong hem for tekem sword and killim dae James.” (Acts 12:2) Datwan hem bigfala test for olketa brata and sista bikos olketa lovem James tumas!

13, 14. (a) Wanem nao olketa brata and sista duim taem Herod arrestim Peter? (b) Wanem nao iumi lanem from example bilong olketa?

¹³ Olketa brata and sista savve wanem for duim. Acts 12:5 sei: “So Peter hem stap long prison bat evriwan long olketa kongregeson gohed prea strong long God for helpem hem.” Tru tumas, olketa prea from heart. Nomata Herod killim dae James, datwan no mekem olketa for givap and tingse hem iusles nomoa for prea. Olketa luksavve Jehovah tinghae long prea bilong olketa wea faithful and hem bae ansarem prea wea followim wanem hem laekem.—Heb. 13:18, 19; Jas. 5:16.

¹⁴ Wanem nao iumi savve lanem? Taem iumi bae prea for olketa brata and sista bilong iumi datwan showimaot iumi gohed for lukaot. (Eph. 6:18) Waswe, iu savve long eni brata or sista wea kasem hard taem? Maet samfala kasem persecution, natural disaster spoelem olketa, or stap long ples wea gavman stopem preaching waka. Hem gud for iumi prea for olketa. Maet iu savve long samfala wea garem problem wea staka no savve abaotem. Maet olketa kasem problem long famili, feel wikdaon, or olketa sik. Hem gud for talem nem bilong olketa taem iu prea long Jehovah, God wea “herem prea.”—Ps. 65:2.