Acts 12:2

KJV1611 – Modern English

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

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  • Matt 20:23 : 23 And he said to them, You shall indeed drink of my cup, and be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with: but to sit on my right hand, and on my left, is not mine to give, but it shall be given to those for whom it is prepared by my Father.
  • Heb 11:37 : 37 They were stoned, they were sawn in two, were tempted, were slain with the sword. They wandered about in sheepskins and goatskins, being destitute, afflicted, tormented—
  • Matt 4:21-22 : 21 And going on from there, he saw two other brothers, James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, in a boat with Zebedee their father, mending their nets; and he called them. 22 And they immediately left the boat and their father and followed him.
  • Mark 10:35 : 35 And James and John, the sons of Zebedee, came to him, saying, Master, we want you to do for us whatever we desire.
  • Mark 10:38 : 38 But Jesus said to them, You do not know what you ask: can you drink the cup that I drink of? and 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 how he had killed all the prophets with the sword.
  • 1 Kgs 19:10 : 10 And he said, I have been very zealous for the LORD God of hosts, for the children of Israel have forsaken your covenant, thrown down your altars, and killed your 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 brought Urijah out of Egypt and brought him to Jehoiakim the king, who killed him with the sword and cast his dead body into the tombs of the common people.

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    1At that time, King Herod stretched out his hands to persecute certain members of the church.

  • Matt 14:10-11
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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 young woman, and she brought it to her mother.

  • Acts 12:3
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    3And because he saw that it pleased the Jews, he proceeded to arrest Peter also. (This was during the days of Unleavened Bread.)

  • Mark 6:27-28
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    27And immediately the king sent an executioner, and commanded his head to be brought: and he went and beheaded him in the prison,

    28And brought his head on a platter, and gave it to the girl: and the girl gave it to her mother.

  • Matt 14:5
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    5And when he would have put him to death, he feared the multitude, because they regarded him as a prophet.

  • Matt 14:3
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    3For Herod had seized John, and bound him, and put him in prison for the sake of Herodias, his brother Philip's wife.

  • Mark 6:16-20
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    16But when Herod heard of it, he said, It is John, whom I beheaded; he is risen from the dead.

    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 had said to Herod, It is not lawful for you to have your brother's wife.

    19Therefore Herodias held a grudge against him, and wanted to kill him; but she could not:

    20For Herod feared John, knowing that he was a just and holy man, and observed him; and when he heard him, he did many things, and heard him gladly.

  • Mark 13:12
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    12Now brother shall betray brother to death, and father the son; and children shall rise up against their parents, and cause them to be put to death.

  • Matt 10:2
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    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
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    19And when Herod had searched for him and not found him, he examined the guards and commanded that they should be put to death. And he went down from Judea to Caesarea and stayed there.

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  • Mark 3:17
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    17And James the son of Zebedee, and John the brother of James; and he surnamed them Boanerges, which means, Sons of Thunder:

  • Matt 26:51-52
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    51And, behold, one of them who were with Jesus stretched out his hand, and drew his sword, and struck a servant of the high priest's, and cut off his ear.

    52Then Jesus said to him, Put your sword back in its place: for all who take the sword shall perish with the sword.

  • John 18:10-11
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    10Then Simon Peter, having a sword, drew it and struck the high priest's servant, and cut off his right ear. The servant's name was Malchus.

    11Then Jesus said to Peter, Put your sword into the sheath. Shall I not drink the cup which my Father has given me?

  • Luke 6:16
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    16And Judas the brother of James, and Judas Iscariot, who also was the traitor.

  • Mark 14:47
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    47And one of them who stood by drew a sword and struck a servant of the high priest and cut off his ear.

  • Luke 3:19-20
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    19But Herod the tetrarch, being rebuked by him for Herodias, his brother Philip's wife, and for all the evils which Herod had done,

    20Added yet this above all, that he shut up John in prison.

  • Luke 22:49-50
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    49When those around him saw what was going to happen, they said to him, Lord, shall we strike with the sword?

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

  • Mark 12:5
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    5He sent yet another, and him they killed; as well as many others, beating some and killing some.

  • Mark 6:24-25
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    24And she went out, and said to her mother, What shall I ask? And she said, The head of John the Baptist.

    25And she came in straightway with haste to the king, and asked, saying, I want you to give me at once on a platter the head of John the Baptist.

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    19And when he had gone a little farther from there, he saw James the son of Zebedee and John his brother, who also were in the boat mending their nets.

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

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    54And when his disciples James and John saw this, they said, Lord, do you want us to command fire to come down from heaven and consume them, just as Elijah did?

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  • 2 Chr 21:4
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    4When Jehoram had ascended to his father's kingdom, he strengthened himself and killed all his brothers with the sword, and also some of the princes of Israel.

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  • Acts 12:17
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    15Who both killed the Lord Jesus and their own prophets, and have persecuted us; and they do not please God, and are contrary to all men:

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    16Then Herod, when he saw that he was mocked by the wise men, was exceedingly angry, and sent forth and killed all the children that were in Bethlehem and in all its coasts, from two years old and under, according to the time which he had diligently inquired of the wise men.

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    12Now when Jesus heard that John was cast into prison, he departed to Galilee,

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    15And David called one of the young men and said, Go near, and strike him. And he smote him that he died.

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    13And after they had stopped speaking, James answered, saying, Men and brethren, listen to me:

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    14And King Herod heard of him; for his name was spread abroad: and he said, John the Baptist is risen from the dead, and therefore mighty works show forth themselves in him.