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Acts 12:2

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

And {G1161} he killed {G337} James {G2385} the brother {G80} of John {G2491} with the sword {G3162}.

and he had Ya‘akov, Yochanan’s brother, put to death by the sword.

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

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

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Cross-References

  • Hebrews 11:37 (8 votes)

    They were stoned, they were sawn asunder, were tempted, were slain with the sword: they wandered about in sheepskins and goatskins; being destitute, afflicted, tormented;

  • Matthew 20:23 (6 votes)

    And he saith unto them, Ye shall drink indeed of my cup, and be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with: but to sit on my right hand, and on my left, is not mine to give, but [it shall be given to them] for whom it is prepared of my Father.

  • Matthew 4:21 (5 votes)

    And going on from thence, he saw other two brethren, James [the son] of Zebedee, and John his brother, in a ship with Zebedee their father, mending their nets; and he called them.

  • Matthew 4:22 (5 votes)

    And they immediately left the ship and their father, and followed him.

  • Mark 10:35 (3 votes)

    And James and John, the sons of Zebedee, come unto him, saying, Master, we would that thou shouldest do for us whatsoever we shall desire.

  • Mark 10:38 (3 votes)

    But Jesus said unto them, Ye know not what ye ask: can ye drink of the cup that I drink of? and be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with?

  • 1 Kings 19:10 (2 votes)

    And he said, I have been very jealous for the LORD God of hosts: for the children of Israel have forsaken thy covenant, thrown down thine altars, and slain thy prophets with the sword; and I, [even] I only, am left; and they seek my life, to take it away.