James Killed, Peter Imprisoned
Acts 12:2
In 9 translations
- BSB
- He had James, the brother of John, put to death with the sword.
- KJV
- And he killed James the brother of John with the sword.
- WEB
- He killed James, the brother of John, with the sword.
- ASV
- And he killed James the brother of John with the sword.
- LSV
- and he killed James, the brother of John, with the sword,
- YLT
- and he killed James, the brother of John, with the sword,
- DBY
- and slew James, the brother of John, with the sword.
- DRC
- And he killed James, the brother of John, with the sword.
- GNV
- And he killed Iames the brother of Iohn with the sword.
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Spelling, punctuation and minor wording (2)
- Spelling of Ἰωάννου: Westcott–Hort: Ἰωάνου.
- Spelling of μαχαίρῃ: Textus Receptus: μαχαίρᾳ.
Edition differences: STEP Bible, based on work at Tyndale House Cambridge (CC BY 4.0). Names and codes expanded; consecutive words grouped. Comparisons follow the editions used by the source; see version details.
Original-language editions
- SBLGNT
- ἀνεῖλεν δὲ Ἰάκωβον τὸν ἀδελφὸν Ἰωάννου μαχαίρῃ.
- RP2018
- Ἀνεῖλεν δὲ Ἰάκωβον τὸν ἀδελφὸν Ἰωάννου μαχαίρᾳ.
- TR-Boyd
- Ἀνεῖλε δὲ Ἰάκωβον τὸν ἀδελφὸν Ἰωάννου μαχαίρᾳ.
- SCR1894
- ανειλεν δε ιακωβον τον αδελφον ιωαννου μαχαιρα
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Cross-references most cited first
- 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.
- 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.”
- Matthew 4:21–22Going 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, and immediately they left the boat and…
- 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?”
- 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.”
- 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…
- 1 Kings 19:1Now Ahab told Jezebel everything that Elijah had done and how he had killed all the prophets with the sword.
- 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.
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