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Acts 12:1–2

James Killed and Peter Imprisoned

12 About that time Herod the king laid violent hands on some who belonged to the church. He killed fJames the brother of John gwith the sword,

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Acts 12:1–2 — The New International Version (NIV)

It was about this time that King Herod arrested some who belonged to the church, intending to persecute them. He had James, the brother of John, put to death with the sword.

Acts 12:1–2 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

Now about that time Herod the king stretched forth his hands to vex certain of the church. And he killed James the brother of John with the sword.

Acts 12:1–2 — New Living Translation (NLT)

About that time King Herod Agrippa began to persecute some believers in the church. He had the apostle James (John’s brother) killed with a sword.

Acts 12:1–2 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

Now about that time Herod the king stretched out his hand to harass some from the church. Then he killed James the brother of John with the sword.

Acts 12:1–2 — New Century Version (NCV)

During that same time King Herod began to mistreat some who belonged to the church. He ordered James, the brother of John, to be killed by the sword.

Acts 12:1–2 — American Standard Version (ASV)

Now about that time Herod the king put forth his hands to afflict certain of the church. And he killed James the brother of John with the sword.

Acts 12:1–2 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

At that time Herod the king laid his hands on some of those of the assembly to do them hurt, and slew James, the brother of John, with the sword.

Acts 12:1–2 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

About that time King Herod devoted his attention to mistreating certain members of the church. He had James, the brother of John, executed.

Acts 12:1–2 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

About that time King Herod cruelly attacked some who belonged to the church, and he killed James, John’s brother, with the sword.

Acts 12:1–2 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

About that time King Herod laid violent hands upon some who belonged to the church. He had James, the brother of John, killed with the sword.

Acts 12:1–2 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

Now at that time, Herod the king laid hands on some of those from the church to harm them. So he executed James the brother of John with a sword.

Acts 12:1–2 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

About this time, King Herod arrested some people who belonged to the church. He planned to make them suffer greatly. He had James killed with a sword. James was John’s brother.

Acts 12:1–2 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

Now about that time Herod the king laid hands on some who belonged to the church in order to mistreat them.

And he had James the brother of John put to death with a sword.


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