Acts 12:2

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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Divine name rendering: Frequently renders the Tetragrammaton as Jehovah in the Old Testament, following ASV tradition.
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Archaic language reduces readability
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Strong's numbers are a concordance index, not full lexical definitions

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Referenced Verses

Matt 20:23 : 23 He saith unto them, My cup indeed ye shall drink: but to sit on my right hand, and on [my] left hand, is not mine to give; but [it is] [for them] for whom it hath been prepared of my Father.
Heb 11:37 : 37 they were stoned, they were sawn asunder, they were tempted, they were slain with the sword: they went about in sheepskins, in {G122} goatskins; being destitute, afflicted, ill-treated
Matt 4:21-22 : 21 And going on from thence he saw two other brethren, James the [son] of Zebedee, and John his brother, in the boat with Zebedee their father, mending their nets; and he called them. 22 And they straightway left the boat and their father, and followed him.
Mark 10:35 : 35 And there come near unto him James and John, the sons of Zebedee, saying unto him, Teacher, we would that thou shouldest do for us whatsoever we shall ask of thee.
Mark 10:38 : 38 But Jesus said unto them, Ye know not what ye ask. Are ye able to drink the cup that I drink? or to be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with?
1 Kgs 19:1 : 1 And Ahab told Jezebel all that Elijah had done, and withal how he had slain all the prophets with the sword.
1 Kgs 19:10 : 10 And he said, I have been very jealous for Jehovah, the 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.
Jer 26:23 : 23 and they fetched forth Uriah out of Egypt, and brought him unto Jehoiakim the king, who slew him with the sword, and cast his dead body into the graves of the common people.

Similar Verses (AI)

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Acts 12:1
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1Now about that time Herod the king put forth his hands to afflict certain of the church.
Matt 14:10-11
2 verses
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10and he sent and beheaded John in the prison.
11And his head was brought on a platter, and given to the damsel: and she brought it to her mother.
Acts 12:3
72%
3And when he saw that it pleased the Jews, he proceeded to seize Peter also. And [those] were the days of unleavened bread.
Mark 6:27-28
2 verses
71%
27And straightway the king sent forth a soldier of his guard, and commanded to bring his head: and he went and beheaded him in the prison,
28and brought his head on a platter, and gave it to the damsel; and the damsel gave it to her mother.
Matt 14:5
70%
5And when he would have put him to death, he feared the multitude, because they counted him as a prophet.
Matt 14:3
70%
3For Herod had laid hold on John, and bound him, and put him in prison for the sake of Herodias, his brother Philip's wife.
Mark 6:16-20
5 verses
69%
16But Herod, when he heard [thereof], said, {G2076} {G2076} John, whom I beheaded, he is risen. {G1537} {G3498}
17For Herod himself had sent forth and laid hold upon John, and bound him in prison for the sake of Herodias, his brother Philip's wife; for he had married her.
18For John said unto Herod, It is not lawful for thee to have thy brother's wife.
19And Herodias set herself against him, and desired to kill him; and she could not;
20for Herod feared John, knowing that he was a righteous and holy man, and kept him safe. And when he heard him, he was much perplexed; and he heard him gladly.
Mark 13:12
69%
12And brother shall deliver up brother to death, and the father his child; and children shall rise up against parents, and cause them to be put to death.
Matt 10:2
69%
2Now the names of the twelve apostles are these: The first, Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother; James the [son] of Zebedee, and John his brother;
Acts 12:19-20
2 verses
69%
19And when Herod had sought for him, and found him not, he examined the guards, and commanded that they should be put to death. And he went down from Judaea to Caesarea, and tarried there.
20Now he was highly displeased with them of Tyre and Sidon: and they came with one accord to him, and, having made Blastus the king's {G1909} chamberlain their friend, they asked for peace, because their country was fed from the king's country.
Mark 3:17
69%
17and James the [son] of Zebedee, and John the brother of James; and them he surnamed Boanerges, which is, Sons of thunder:
Matt 26:51-52
2 verses
68%
51And behold, one of them that were with Jesus stretched out his hand, and drew his sword, and smote the servant of the high priest, and struck off his ear.
52Then saith Jesus unto him, Put up again thy sword into its place: for all they that take the sword shall perish with the sword.
John 18:10-11
2 verses
68%
10Simon Peter therefore having a sword drew it, and struck the high priest's servant, and cut off his right ear. Now the servant's name was Malchus.
11Jesus therefore said unto Peter, Put up the sword into the sheath: the cup which the Father hath given me, shall I not {G3361} drink it?
Luke 6:16
68%
16and Judas [the son] of James, and Judas Iscariot, who {G2532} became a traitor;
Mark 14:47
68%
47But a certain one of them that stood by drew his sword, and smote the servant of the high priest, and struck off his ear.
Luke 3:19-20
2 verses
68%
19but Herod the tetrarch, being reproved by him for Herodias his brother's {G5376} wife, and for all the evil things which Herod had done,
20added this also to them all, that he shut up John in prison.
Luke 22:49-50
2 verses
68%
49And when they that were about him saw what would follow, they said, {G846} Lord, shall we smite with the sword?
50And a certain one of them smote the servant of the high priest, and struck off his right ear.
Mark 12:8
67%
8And they took him, and killed him, and cast him forth out of the vineyard.
Mark 12:5
67%
5And he sent another; and him they killed: and many others; beating some, and killing some.
Mark 6:24-25
2 verses
67%
24And she went out, and said unto her mother, What shall I ask? And she said, The head of John the Baptizer.
25And she came in straightway with haste unto the king, and asked, saying, I will that thou forthwith give me on a platter the head of John the Baptist.
Mark 1:19
67%
19And going on a little further, he saw James the [son] of Zebedee, and John his brother, who also were in the boat mending the nets.
Gal 1:19
67%
19But other of the apostles saw I none, save James the Lord's brother.
Luke 9:54
66%
54And when his disciples James and John saw [this], they said, Lord, wilt thou that we bid fire to come down from heaven, and consume them?
2 Sam 14:6
66%
6And thy handmaid had two sons, and they two strove together in the field, and there was none to part them, but the one smote the other, and killed him.
2 Chr 21:4
66%
4Now when Jehoram was risen up over the kingdom of his father, and had strengthened himself, he slew all his brethren with the sword, and divers also of the princes of Israel.
Luke 9:9
66%
9And Herod said, John {G607} I beheaded: but who is this, about whom I hear such things? And he sought to see him.
Acts 12:17
66%
17But he, beckoning unto them with the hand to hold their peace, declared unto them how the Lord had brought him forth out of the prison. And he said, Tell these things unto James, and to the brethren. And he departed, and went to another place.
1 Thess 2:15
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15who both killed the Lord Jesus and the prophets, and drove out us, and pleased not God, and are contrary to all men;
Luke 5:10
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10and so were also James and John, sons of Zebedee, who were partners with Simon. And Jesus said unto Simon, Fear not; from henceforth thou shalt catch men.
Matt 2:16
65%
16Then Herod, when he saw that he was mocked of the Wise-men, was exceeding wroth, and sent forth, and slew all the male children that were in Bethlehem, and in all the borders thereof, from two years old and under, according to the time which he had exactly learned of the Wise-men.
Matt 4:21
65%
21And going on from thence he saw two other brethren, James the [son] of Zebedee, and John his brother, in the boat with Zebedee their father, mending their nets; and he called them.
Matt 4:12
65%
12Now when he heard that John was delivered up, he withdrew into Galilee;
Matt 26:47
65%
47And while he yet spake, lo, Judas, one of the twelve, came, and with him a great multitude with swords and staves, from the chief priest and elders of the people.
2 Sam 1:15
65%
15And David called one of the young men, and said, Go near, and fall upon him. And he smote him, so that he died.
Acts 15:13
65%
13And after they had held their peace, James answered, saying, {G435} Brethren, hearken unto me:
Rev 13:10
65%
10If any man [is] for captivity, into captivity he goeth: if any man shall kill with the sword, with the sword must he be killed. Here is the patience and the faith of the saints.
Matt 14:8
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8And she, being put forward by her mother, saith, Give me here on a platter the head of John the Baptist.
Mark 6:14
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14And king Herod heard [thereof]; for his name had become known: and he said, {G3754} John the Baptizer is risen from the dead, and therefore do these powers {G5124} work in him.