Acts 12:2
ContextNET © | He had James, the brother of John, executed with a sword. 1 |
NIV © | He had James, the brother of John, put to death with the sword. |
NASB © | And he had James the brother of John put to death with a sword. |
NLT © | He had the apostle James (John’s brother) killed with a sword. |
MSG © | He murdered James, John's brother. |
BBE © | And he put James, the brother of John, to death with the sword. |
NRSV © | He had James, the brother of John, killed with the sword. |
NKJV © | Then he killed James the brother of John with the sword. |
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NET © | He had James, the brother of John, executed with a sword. 1 |
NET © Notes |
1 sn The expression executed with a sword probably refers to a beheading. James was the first known apostolic martyr (Eusebius, Eccl. Hist. 2.9.1-3). On James, not the Lord’s brother, see Luke 5:10; 6:14. This death ended a short period of peace noted in Acts 9:31 after the persecution mentioned in 8:1-3. |