Parallel Verses
Bible in Basic English
And he put James, the brother of John, to death with the sword.
New American Standard Bible
And he
King James Version
And he killed James the brother of John with the sword.
Holman Bible
and he killed James,
International Standard Version
He even had James, the brother of John, killed with a sword.
A Conservative Version
And he killed James the brother of John with the sword.
American Standard Version
And he killed James the brother of John with the sword.
Amplified
And he had James the brother of John put to death with a sword;
An Understandable Version
He had James, the brother of John, killed with the sword.
Anderson New Testament
And he slew with the sword James the brother of John.
Common New Testament
He had James the brother of John put to death with the sword.
Daniel Mace New Testament
he caus'd James the brother of John to be beheaded.
Darby Translation
and slew James, the brother of John, with the sword.
Godbey New Testament
And he slew James the brother of John with a sword.
Goodspeed New Testament
He had John's brother, James, beheaded,
John Wesley New Testament
And he slew James, the brother of John, with the sword.
Julia Smith Translation
And he killed James the brother of John with the sword.
King James 2000
And he killed James the brother of John with the sword.
Lexham Expanded Bible
So he executed James the brother of John with a sword.
Modern King James verseion
And he killed James the brother of John with the sword.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And he killed James the brother of John with the sword:
Moffatt New Testament
James the brother of John he slew with the sword,
Montgomery New Testament
and beheaded James, the brother of John, with the sword.
NET Bible
He had James, the brother of John, executed with a sword.
New Heart English Bible
He killed James, the brother of John, with the sword.
Noyes New Testament
And he slew James, the brother of John, with the sword.
Sawyer New Testament
And he killed James the brother of John with the sword.
The Emphasized Bible
And slew James the brother of John with a sword;
Thomas Haweis New Testament
And he slew James the brother of John with a sword.
Twentieth Century New Testament
He had James, the brother of John, beheaded;
Webster
And he killed James the brother of John with the sword.
Weymouth New Testament
and James, John's brother, he beheaded.
Williams New Testament
He had James the brother of John murdered with a sword,
World English Bible
He killed James, the brother of John, with the sword.
Worrell New Testament
And he slew James, the brother of John, with the sword;
Worsley New Testament
And he cut off James, the brother of John, with the sword.
Youngs Literal Translation
and he killed James, the brother of John, with the sword,
Themes
Beheading » Execution by » Of james
Herod » Son of aristobulus (herod agrippa i)
Homicide » Instances of felonious » Herod
James » An apostle. Son of zebedee and salome » Martyred
Jerusalem » Roman rulers who resided in » Herod (herod agrippa i)
King » Influenced by popular opinion » Herod
Martyrdom » Exemplified » James
Martyrdom » Instances of » James the apostle
Persecution » Instances of » Of the apostles
Persecution » Instances of » Of james
Punishment » Death penalty » Modes of execution » Sword
Punishments » Capital kinds of » Slaying with the sword
Rulers' » Wicked » Instances of » Herod (agrippa i) » Persecuting
Suffering for righteousness' sake » Examples of
Topics
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References
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Word Count of 37 Translations in Acts 12:2
Verse Info
Context Readings
Herod Kills James And Imprisons Peter
1 Now, about that time, Herod the king made cruel attacks on the Christians. 2 And he put James, the brother of John, to death with the sword. 3 And when he saw that this was pleasing to the Jews he went on to take Peter in addition. This was at the time of the feast of unleavened bread.
Cross References
Matthew 20:23
They say to him, We are able. He says to them, Truly, you will take of my cup: but to be seated at my right hand and at my left is not for me to give, but it is for those for whom my Father has made it ready.
Hebrews 11:37
They were stoned, they were cut up with knives, they were tested, they were put to death with the sword, they went about in sheepskins and in goatskins; being poor and in pain and cruelly attacked,
1 Kings 19:1
Ahab gave Jezebel news of all Elijah had done, and how he had put all the prophets to death with the sword.
1 Kings 19:10
And he said, I have been burning for the honour of the Lord, the God of armies; for the children of Israel have not kept your agreement; they have made destruction of your altars, and have put your prophets to death with the sword: till I, even I, am the only one living; and now they are attempting to take away my life.
Jeremiah 26:23
And they took Uriah out of Egypt and came back with him to Jehoiakim the king; who put him to death with the sword, and had his dead body put into the resting-place of the bodies of the common people.
Matthew 4:21-22
And going on from there he saw two other brothers, James, the son of Zebedee, and John, his brother, in the boat with their father, stitching up their nets; and he said, Come.
Mark 10:35
And there came to him James and John, the sons of Zebedee, saying to him, Master, will you give us whatever may be our request?
Mark 10:38
But Jesus said to them, You have no knowledge of what you are saying. Are you able to take of my cup? or to undergo the baptism which I am to undergo?