Acts 12:2

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

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Referenced Verses

  • Matt 20:23 : 23 He told them,“You will drink my cup, but to sit at my right and at my left is not mine to give. Rather, it is for those for whom it has been prepared by my Father.”
  • Heb 11:37 : 37 They were stoned, sawed apart, murdered with the sword; they went about in sheepskins and goatskins; they were destitute, afflicted, ill-treated
  • Matt 4:21-22 : 21 Going on from there he saw two other brothers, James the son of Zebedee and his brother John, in a boat with their father Zebedee, mending their nets. Then he called them. 22 They immediately left the boat and their father and followed him.
  • Mark 10:35 : 35 The Request of James and John 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 But Jesus said to them,“You don’t know what you are asking! Are you able to drink the cup I drink or be baptized with the baptism I experience?”
  • 1 Kgs 19:1 : 1 Elijah Runs for His Life Ahab told Jezebel all that Elijah had done, including a detailed account of how he killed all the prophets with the sword.
  • 1 Kgs 19:10 : 10 He answered,“I have been absolutely loyal to the LORD God of Heaven’s Armies, even though the Israelites have abandoned the covenant they made with you, torn down your altars, and killed your prophets with the sword. I alone am left and now they want to take my life.”
  • Jer 26:23 : 23 and they brought Uriah back from there. They took him to King Jehoiakim, who had him executed and had his body thrown into the burial place of the common people.

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  • Acts 12:1
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    1James is Killed and Peter Imprisoned About that time King Herod laid hands on some from the church to harm them.

  • Matt 14:10-11
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    10So he sent and had John beheaded in the prison.

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

  • Acts 12:3
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    3When he saw that this pleased the Jews, he proceeded to arrest Peter too.(This took place during the feast of Unleavened Bread.)

  • Mark 6:27-28
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    27So the king sent an executioner at once to bring John’s head, and he went and beheaded John in prison.

    28He 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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    5Although Herod wanted to kill John, he feared the crowd because they accepted John as a prophet.

  • Matt 14:3
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    3For Herod had arrested John, bound him, and put him in prison on account of Herodias, his brother Philip’s wife,

  • Mark 6:16-20
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    16But when Herod heard this, he said,“John, whom I beheaded, has been raised!”

    17For Herod himself had sent men, arrested John, and bound him in prison on account of Herodias, his brother Philip’s wife, because Herod had married her.

    18For John had repeatedly told Herod,“It is not lawful for you to have your brother’s wife.”

    19So Herodias nursed a grudge against him and wanted to kill him. But she could not

    20because Herod stood in awe of John and protected him, since he knew that John was a righteous and holy man. When Herod heard him, he was thoroughly baffled, and yet he liked to listen to John.

  • Mark 13:12
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    12Brother will hand over brother to death, and a father his child. Children will rise against parents and have them put to death.

  • Matt 10:2
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    2Now these are the names of the twelve apostles: first, Simon(called Peter), and Andrew his brother; James son of Zebedee and John his brother;

  • Acts 12:19-20
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    19When Herod had searched for him and did not find him, he questioned the guards and commanded that they be led away to execution. Then Herod went down from Judea to Caesarea and stayed there.

    20Now Herod was having an angry quarrel with the people of Tyre and Sidon. So they joined together and presented themselves before him. And after convincing Blastus, the king’s personal assistant, to help them, they asked for peace, because their country’s food supply was provided by the king’s country.

  • Mark 3:17
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    17to James and his brother John, the sons of Zebedee, he gave the name Boanerges(that is,“sons of thunder”);

  • Matt 26:51-52
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    51But one of those with Jesus grabbed his sword, drew it out, and struck the high priest’s slave, cutting off his ear.

    52Then Jesus said to him,“Put your sword back in its place! For all who take hold of the sword will die by the sword.

  • John 18:10-11
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    10Then Simon Peter, who had a sword, pulled it out and struck the high priest’s slave, cutting off his right ear.(Now the slave’s name was Malchus.)

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

  • Luke 6:16
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    16Judas the son of James, and Judas Iscariot, who became a traitor.

  • Mark 14:47
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    47One of the bystanders drew his sword and struck the high priest’s slave, cutting off his ear.

  • Luke 3:19-20
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    19But when John rebuked Herod the tetrarch because of Herodias, his brother’s wife, and because of all the evil deeds that he had done,

    20Herod added this to them all: He locked up John in prison.

  • Luke 22:49-50
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    49When those who were around him saw what was about to happen, they said,“Lord, should we use our swords?”

    50Then one of them struck the high priest’s slave, cutting off his right ear.

  • Mark 12:8
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    8So they seized him, killed him, and threw his body out of the vineyard.

  • Mark 12:5
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    5He sent another, and that one they killed. This happened to many others, some of whom were beaten, others killed.

  • Mark 6:24-25
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    24So she went out and said to her mother,“What should I ask for?” Her mother said,“The head of John the baptizer.”

    25Immediately she hurried back to the king and made her request:“I want the head of John the Baptist on a platter immediately.”

  • Mark 1:19
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    19Going on a little farther, he saw James, the son of Zebedee, and John his brother in their boat mending nets.

  • Gal 1:19
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    19But I saw none of the other apostles except James the Lord’s brother.

  • Luke 9:54
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    54Now when his disciples James and John saw this, they said,“Lord, do you want us to call fire to come down from heaven and consume them?”

  • 2 Sam 14:6
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    6Your servant has two sons. When the two of them got into a fight in the field, there was no one present who could intervene. One of them struck the other and killed him.

  • 2 Chr 21:4
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    4Jehoram took control of his father’s kingdom and became powerful. Then he killed all his brothers, as well as some of the officials of Israel.

  • Luke 9:9
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    9Herod said,“I had John beheaded, but who is this about whom I hear such things?” So Herod wanted to learn about Jesus.

  • Acts 12:17
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    17He motioned to them with his hand to be quiet and then related how the Lord had brought him out of the prison. He said,“Tell James and the brothers these things,” and then he left and went to another place.

  • 1 Thess 2:15
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    15who killed both the Lord Jesus and the prophets and persecuted us severely. They are displeasing to God and are opposed to all people,

  • Luke 5:10
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    10and so were James and John, Zebedee’s sons, who were Simon’s business partners. Then Jesus said to Simon,“Do not be afraid; from now on you will be catching people!”

  • Matt 2:16
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    16When Herod saw that he had been tricked by the wise men, he became enraged. He sent men to kill all the children in Bethlehem and throughout the surrounding region from the age of two and under, according to the time he had learned from the wise men.

  • Matt 4:21
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    21Going on from there he saw two other brothers, James the son of Zebedee and his brother John, in a boat with their father Zebedee, mending their nets. Then he called them.

  • Matt 4:12
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  • Matt 26:47
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  • 2 Sam 1:15
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    15Then David called one of the soldiers and said,“Come here and strike him down!” So he struck him down, and he died.

  • Acts 15:13
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    13After they stopped speaking, James replied,“Brothers, listen to me.

  • Rev 13:10
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    10If anyone is meant for captivity, into captivity he will go. If anyone is to be killed by the sword, then by the sword he must be killed.This requires steadfast endurance and faith from the saints.

  • Matt 14:8
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    8Instructed by her mother, she said,“Give me the head of John the Baptist here on a platter.”

  • Mark 6:14
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    14The Death of John the Baptist Now King Herod heard this, for Jesus’ name had become known. Some were saying,“John the baptizer has been raised from the dead, and because of this, miraculous powers are at work in him.”