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Acts 12:1–2

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Peter’s Miraculous Escape From Prison

12It was about this time that King Herodm arrested some who belonged to the church, intending to persecute them. 2He had James, the brother of John,n put to death with the sword.o

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Cross references

  1. mSee Mt 14:1
  2. nSee Mt 4:21
  3. oMk 10:39

In other versions

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,

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.

KJV 1900King James Version

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.