Parallel Verses
Julia Smith Translation
And he killed James the brother of John 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.
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.
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.
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 And at that time Herod the king laid hands upon to injure certain of the church. 2 And he killed James the brother of John with the sword. 3 And having seen that it is pleasing to the Jews, he added also to take Peter. (They were the days of unleavened bread.)
Cross References
Matthew 20:23
And he says to them, Truly my cup shall ye drink, and with the immersion which I am immersed shall ye be immersed; but to sit on my right, and on my left, is not mine to give, but to those it was prepared for by my Father.
Hebrews 11:37
They were stoned, they were cut by sawing, they were tried, they died by the slaughter of the sword: they wandered about in sheepskins and goatskins; being in want, pressed, treated ill;
1 Kings 19:1
And Ahab will announce to Jezebel all that Elijah did, and all how he killed all the prophets with the sword.
1 Kings 19:10
And he will say, Being zealous I was zealous for Jehovah the God of armies: for the sons of Israel forsook thy covenant; they tore down thine altars, and thy prophets they killed with the sword, and I alone shall be left; and they will seek my soul to take it
Jeremiah 26:23
And they will bring forth Urijah from Egypt and bring him to king Jehoiakim; and he will strike him with the sword, and cast his carcass into the graves of the sons of the people.
Matthew 4:21-22
And having proceeded thence, he saw other two brethren, James him of Zebedee, and John his brother, in the ship with Zebedee their father, adjusting their nets; and he called them.
Mark 10:35
And James and John, the sons of Zebedee, come to him, saying, Teacher, we wish that whatever we should ask, thou wouldst do for us.
Mark 10:38
And Jesus said to them, Ye know not what ye ask: can ye drink the cup which I drink? and the immersion with which I am immersed to be immersed