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Acts 12:2

JamesJohn
Death and lossSuffering

1 About that time, King Herod reached out to harm some who belonged to the church.

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

3 And seeing that this pleased the Jews, Herod proceeded to seize Peter during the Feast of Unleavened Bread.

4 He arrested him and put him in prison, handing him over to be guarded by four squads of four soldiers each. Herod intended to bring him out to the people after the Passover.

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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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.
DARBY
and slew James, the brother of John, with the sword.
BLB
And he put to death James the brother of John with the sword.
ÅB
Jakob, Johannes' bror, avlivet han med sverd,
OTB
Han lot Jakob, bror til Johannes, henrette med sverd.
B1930
Jakob, Johannes' bror, avlivet han med sverd,

Study notes (Tyndale)

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  • Hebrews 11:37

    They 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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  • 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.”

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  • Matthew 4:21–22

    Going 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,

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  • 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?”

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  • Mark 10:35

    Then James and John, the sons of Zebedee, came to Jesus and declared, “Teacher, we want You to do for us whatever we ask.”

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  • 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.”

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  • 1 Kings 19:1

    Now Ahab told Jezebel everything that Elijah had done and how he had killed all the prophets with the sword.

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