Acts 12:2

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

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BSBPD

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

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

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

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

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

American Standard Version · Public Domain
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“and he killed James, the brother of John, with the sword,”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Acts 12:2 — 9 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. 1 Kings 19:1Now Ahab told Jezebel everything that Elijah had done and how he had killed all the prophets with the sword.
  2. 1 Kings 19:10“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 seeking my life as well.”
  3. Jeremiah 26:23They 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.
  4. Matthew 4:21Going 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,
  5. Matthew 20:23“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.”
  6. Mark 10:35Then James and John, the sons of Zebedee, came to Jesus and declared, “Teacher, we want You to do for us whatever we ask.”
  7. Mark 10:38“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?”
  8. Mark 10:39“We can,” the brothers answered. “You will drink the cup that I drink,” Jesus said, “and you will be baptized with the baptism that I undergo.
  9. Hebrews 11:37They 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.

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