Acts 12:2

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

He executed James, the brother of John, with the sword.

Additional Resources

Other Translations

Referenced Verses

  • Matt 20:23 : 23 He said to them, 'You will indeed drink my cup and be baptized with the baptism I am baptized with, but to sit at my right or left hand is not mine to give. It is for those for whom it has been prepared by my Father.'
  • Heb 11:37 : 37 They were stoned, they were sawed in two, and they were killed with the sword. They went about in sheepskins and goatskins, destitute, persecuted, and mistreated.
  • Matt 4:21-22 : 21 Going on from there, He saw two other brothers, 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 immediately they left the boat and their father and followed Him.
  • Mark 10:35 : 35 Then James and John, the sons of Zebedee, came to him and said, 'Teacher, we want you to do for us whatever we ask.'
  • Mark 10:38 : 38 Jesus said to them, 'You do not know what you are asking. Can you drink the cup I drink or be baptized with the baptism I am baptized with?'
  • 1 Kgs 19:1 : 1 Ahab told Jezebel everything Elijah had done and how he had killed all the prophets with the sword.
  • 1 Kgs 19:10 : 10 He replied, 'I have been very zealous for the LORD God Almighty. The Israelites have rejected your covenant, torn down your altars, and put your prophets to death with the sword. I am the only one left, and now they are trying to take my life.'
  • Jer 26:23 : 23 They brought Uriah out of Egypt and took him to King Jehoiakim, who had him struck down with the sword and threw his body into the burial place of the common people.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • Acts 12:1
    78%

    1Around that time, King Herod laid hands on some from the church to mistreat them.

  • Matt 14:10-11
    2 verses
    73%

    10So he sent orders and had John beheaded in the prison.

    11His head was brought in on a platter and given to the girl, and she brought it to her mother.

  • Acts 12:3
    72%

    3When he saw that this pleased the Jews, he proceeded to arrest Peter as well. (It was during the days of Unleavened Bread.)

  • Mark 6:27-28
    2 verses
    71%

    27So he immediately sent an executioner with orders to bring John's head. The man went, beheaded John in the prison,

    28brought back his head on a platter, and presented it to the girl, who gave it to her mother.

  • Matt 14:5
    70%

    5Though Herod wanted to kill him, he feared the crowd because they considered John to be a prophet.

  • Matt 14:3
    70%

    3For Herod had arrested John, bound him, and put him in prison because of Herodias, his brother Philip's wife.

  • Mark 6:16-20
    5 verses
    69%

    16But when Herod heard this, he said, 'John, the man I beheaded, has been raised from the dead.'

    17For Herod himself had sent men to arrest John, and he had him bound and put in prison on account of Herodias, his brother Philip's wife, whom he had married.

    18John had been telling Herod, 'It is not lawful for you to have your brother's wife.'

    19So Herodias held a grudge against John and wanted to kill him, but she was unable to do so.

    20For Herod feared John, knowing that he was a righteous and holy man, and he kept him safe. When he heard John speak, he was greatly perplexed, yet he liked to listen to him.

  • Mark 13:12
    69%

    12Brother will betray brother to death, and a father his child. Children will rise up against their parents and have them put to death.

  • Matt 10:2
    69%

    2These are the names of the twelve apostles: First, Simon, also called Peter, and Andrew, his brother; James, son of Zebedee, and John, his brother;

  • Acts 12:19-20
    2 verses
    69%

    19After Herod searched for him and did not find him, he interrogated the guards and ordered their execution. Then Herod went down from Judea to Caesarea and stayed there.

    20Herod was very angry with the people of Tyre and Sidon. Together they came to him, and after persuading Blastus, the king's chamberlain, they sought peace, because their country depended on the king's country for food.

  • Mark 3:17
    69%

    17James son of Zebedee and John, the brother of James (He gave them the name Boanerges, which means Sons of Thunder).

  • Matt 26:51-52
    2 verses
    68%

    51Suddenly, one of those with Jesus reached for his sword, drew it, and struck the servant of the high priest, cutting off his ear.

    52"Put your sword back in its place," Jesus said to him, "for all who take up the sword will perish by the sword.

  • John 18:10-11
    2 verses
    68%

    10Then Simon Peter, who had a sword, drew it and struck the servant of the high priest, cutting off his right ear. The servant's name was Malchus.

    11But Jesus said to Peter, 'Put your sword back into its sheath! Shall I not drink the cup the Father has given me?'

  • Luke 6:16
    68%

    16Judas son of James, and Judas Iscariot, who became a traitor.

  • Mark 14:47
    68%

    47But one of those who stood nearby drew his sword, struck the servant of the high priest, and cut off his ear.

  • Luke 3:19-20
    2 verses
    68%

    19But Herod the tetrarch, being reproved by John about Herodias, the wife of his brother Philip, and for all the evil things he had done,

    20added to these things by imprisoning John in prison as well.

  • Luke 22:49-50
    2 verses
    68%

    49When those around Jesus saw what was about to happen, they said, "Lord, should we strike with our swords?"

    50And one of them struck the servant of the high priest, cutting off his right ear.

  • Mark 12:8
    67%

    8So they took him, killed him, and threw him out of the vineyard.

  • Mark 12:5
    67%

    5He sent yet another, and they killed him. He sent many others as well; some they beat, and others they killed.

  • Mark 6:24-25
    2 verses
    67%

    24She went out and asked her mother, 'What should I ask for?' Her mother answered, 'The head of John the Baptist.'

    25At once the girl hurried in to the king with her request. 'I want you to give me, right now, the head of John the Baptist on a platter,' she said.

  • Mark 1:19
    67%

    19When he had gone a little farther, he saw James, the son of Zebedee, and his brother John. They were in a boat, mending their nets.

  • Gal 1:19
    67%

    19But I saw none of the other apostles except James, the Lord's brother.

  • Luke 9:54
    66%

    54When James and John, his disciples, saw this, they said, 'Lord, do you want us to call down fire from heaven to destroy them, as Elijah did?'

  • 2 Sam 14:6
    66%

    6Your servant had two sons. They were fighting in the field, with no one there to separate them, and one of them struck the other and killed him.

  • 2 Chr 21:4
    66%

    4When Jehoram established his reign over his father's kingdom, he strengthened his position by killing all his brothers with the sword, as well as some of the leaders of Israel.

  • Luke 9:9
    66%

    9But Herod said, 'I beheaded John. Who, then, is this I hear such things about?' And he tried to see him.

  • Acts 12:17
    66%

    17Motioning to them with his hand to be silent, he described how the Lord had brought him out of the prison. He said, 'Report these things to James and the brothers.' Then he left and went to another place.

  • 1 Thess 2:15
    66%

    15They killed both the Lord Jesus and their own prophets, and they drove us out. They do not please God and are hostile to everyone.

  • Luke 5:10
    65%

    10And so were James and John, sons of Zebedee, who were Simon's partners. Then Jesus said to Simon, "Do not be afraid. From now on, you will fish for people."

  • Matt 2:16
    65%

    16Then Herod, realizing that he had been deceived by the magi, became furious. He sent orders to kill all the boys in Bethlehem and its vicinity who were two years old and under, according to the time he had determined from the magi.

  • Matt 4:21
    65%

    21Going on from there, He saw two other brothers, 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%

    12When Jesus heard that John had been arrested, He withdrew to Galilee.

  • Matt 26:47
    65%

    47While He was still speaking, Judas, one of the Twelve, arrived. With him was a large crowd armed with swords and clubs, sent from the chief priests and the elders of the people.

  • 2 Sam 1:15
    65%

    15Then David called one of his young men and said, 'Come here and strike him down.' So he struck him, and he died.

  • Acts 15:13
    65%

    13After they had finished speaking, James responded, "Brothers, listen to me.

  • Rev 13:10
    65%

    10If anyone is to go into captivity, into captivity they will go. If anyone is to be killed with the sword, with the sword they will be killed. This calls for the endurance and faith of the saints.

  • Matt 14:8
    65%

    8Prompted by her mother, she said, 'Give me the head of John the Baptist here on a platter.'

  • Mark 6:14
    65%

    14King Herod heard about Jesus, because His name had become well known. Some were saying, 'John the Baptist has been raised from the dead, and that is why miraculous powers are at work in Him.'