Parallel Verses
Godbey New Testament
And he slew James the brother of John with a 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.
Bible in Basic English
And he put James, the brother of John, to death with the sword.
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.
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 But at this time king Herod reached forth his hands to persecute some of those from the church. 2 And he slew James the brother of John with a sword. 3 And seeing that it is pleasing to the Jews, he proceeded to arrest Peter also: and those were the days of the unleavened bread:
Cross References
Matthew 20:23
And He says to them, You shall indeed drink my cup, but to sit on my right, and on my left, this is not mine to give, but it belongs to those for whom it has been prepared by my Father.
Hebrews 11:37
they were stoned, they were tempted, they were burnt, they died by the edge of the sword; they went about in sheepskins, in goatskins; being destitute, troubled, persecuted,
Matthew 4:21-22
And going forth from thence, He saw two other brothers, James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, in a ship with Zebedee their father, mending their nets; and He called them.
Mark 10:35
James and John, the sons of Zebedee, come to Him, saying, Teacher, we wish that you may do unto us whatsoever we may ask.
Mark 10:38
And Jesus said to them, You know not what you are asking. Are you able to drink the cup which I drink? and to be baptized with the baptism with which I am baptized?