Topic
Beheading
4 passages cited, from 2 classic reference works.
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The verses
The passages the works cite, those cited by more of them first.
- Matthew 14:10Nave Execution by — Of John
And he sent, and beheaded John in the prison.
- Mark 6:27Nave Execution by — Of John
And immediately the king sent an executioner, and commanded his head to be brought: and he went and beheaded him in the prison,
- Acts 12:2Nave Execution by — Of James
And he killed James the brother of John with the sword.
- Revelation 20:4Nave Execution by — Of the martyrs
And I saw thrones, and they sat upon them, and judgment was given unto them: and I saw the souls of them that were beheaded for the witness of Jesus, and for the word of God, and which had not worshipped the beast, neither his image, neither had received…
In the reference works
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915) · 0 references
be-hed'-ing.
See PUNISHMENTS.
In the topical indexes
Nave's Topical Bible (1896) · 4 references, grouped by sub-topic
- → Execution by
- → See PUNISHMENT
Texts: International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915); Nave's Topical Bible (1896), from the CrossWire SWORD modules (public domain). Verse references were parsed from the works' own markup and checked against the KJV verse list.