Acts 12:2

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

Montgomery New Testament

In The King James Version

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

In Context

1Now, at about that time, Herod the king put forth his hands to ill- treat certain members of the church;

3And when he saw that it pleased the Jews, he proceeded to seize Peter also. (This was during the days of unleavened bread.)

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Cross References

Mark 10:38"You know not what you are asking," said Jesus. "Can you drink the cup that I drink, or be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with?"

Hebrews 11:37They were stoned, they were sawn asunder, they were tempted, they were slain with the sword, they wandered about in sheepskins and goatskins, being destitute, persecuted, tormented -

Matthew Henry on Acts 12:2-5

The Martyrdom of James; Peter's Imprisonment. 1 Now about that time Herod the king stretched forth his hands to vex certain of the church. 2 And he killed James the brother of John with the sword. 3 And because he saw it pleased the Jews, he proceeded further to take Peter also. (Then were the days of unleavened bread.) 4 And when he had apprehended him, he put him in prison, and delivered him to four quaternions of soldiers to keep him; intending after Easter to bring him forth to the people. Ever since the… Read the whole commentary →

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