Now about that time ^aHerod the king ^||^bstretched forth his hands to vex certain of the church. ²And he killed ^cJames the brother of ^dJohn ^ewith the sword.

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Footnotes

aver. 6, 11, 19, 20, 21 only.
||Or, began. Comp. Mark 14:72 marg.
bSo ch. 4:3. & 5:18. & 21:27.
c Matt. 4:21. & 10:2, &c.
dSee ch. 1:13.
e Matt. 20:23, &c.

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

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

NIVNew International Version (2011)

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.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

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

NLTNew Living Translation

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.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

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.