Acts 12:2 “He had James, the brother of John, put to death with the sword.”

Acts 12:2

He had James, the brother of John, put to death with the sword.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

And he killed James the brother of John with the sword.

World English Bible

He killed James, the brother of John, with the sword.

American Standard Version

And he killed James the brother of John with the sword.

Geneva Bible 1599

And he killed Iames the brother of Iohn with the sword.

Darby Translation

and slew James, the brother of John, with the sword.

Young's Literal Translation

and he killed James, the brother of John, with the sword,

Bible in Basic English

And he put James, the brother of John, to death with the sword.

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Cross references

“James”

Matthew 20:23 Mark 10:35 Mark 10:38 Matthew 4:21 Matthew 4:22

Matthew 20:23 · BSB

“You will indeed drink My cup,” Jesus said. “But to sit at My right or left is not Mine to grant. These seats belong to those for whom My Father has prepared them.”

Mark 10:35 · BSB

Then James and John, the sons of Zebedee, came to Jesus and declared, “Teacher, we want You to do for us whatever we ask.”

Mark 10:38 · BSB

“You do not know what you are asking,” Jesus replied. “Can you drink the cup I will drink, or be baptized with the baptism I will undergo?”

Matthew 4:21 · BSB

Going on from there, He saw two other brothers, James son of Zebedee and his brother John. They were in a boat with their father Zebedee, mending their nets. Jesus called them,

Matthew 4:22 · BSB

and immediately they left the boat and their father and followed Him.

“with”

Hebrews 11:37 1 Kings 19:1 1 Kings 19:10 Jeremiah 26:23

Hebrews 11:37 · BSB

They were stoned, they were sawed in two, they were put to death by the sword. They went around in sheepskins and goatskins, destitute, oppressed, and mistreated.

1 Kings 19:1 · BSB

Now Ahab told Jezebel everything that Elijah had done and how he had killed all the prophets with the sword.

1 Kings 19:10 · BSB

“I have been very zealous for the LORD, the God of Hosts,” he replied, “but the Israelites have forsaken Your covenant, torn down Your altars, and killed Your prophets with the sword. I am the only one left, and they are…

Jeremiah 26:23 · BSB

They brought Uriah out of Egypt and took him to King Jehoiakim, who had him put to the sword and his body thrown into the burial place of the common people.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

1About that time, King Herod reached out to harm some who belonged to the church.

3And seeing that this pleased the Jews, Herod proceeded to seize Peter during the Feast of Unleavened Bread.

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