Acts 12:2
And he killed James the brother of John with the sword.
KJV
ἀνεῖλεν δὲ Ἰάκωβον τὸν ἀδελφὸν Ἰωάννου μαχαίρῃ.
Greek NT
Occidit autem Jacobum fratrem Joannis gladio.
Vulgate
And he killed James the brother of John with the sword.
ASV
And he killed James, the brother of John, With the sword.
Douay-Rheims
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In the original Greek
7 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.
δέ
de
conjunction · 2781×
μάχαιρα
machaira
noun · 29×
ἀδελφός
adelphos
noun · 343×
ἀναιρέω
anaireo
verb · 24×
Ἰάκωβος
iakobos
noun · 42×
Ἰωάννης
ioannes
noun · 134×
ὁ
o
article · 19778×
Historic Christian voices
5 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
Covers the assassination of the emperor Caligula and the accession of Claudius. Josephus describes Agrippa I's role in Claudius's accession — the same Herod Agrippa who persecuted the early church and killed James the apostle (Acts 12). Also provides context for the expulsion of Jews from Rome mentioned in Acts 18:2.
1. Acts 12:1-2 Now about that time (it is clear that he means the time of Claudius) Herod the King stretched forth his hands to vex certain of the Church. And he killed James the brother of John with the sword. 2. And concerning this James, Clement, in the seventh book of his Hypotyposes, relates a story which is worthy of mention; telling it as he received it from those who ha…
Cross-references
- Heb 11:37 — They were stoned, they were sawn asunder, were tempted, were slain with the sword: they wandered about in sheepskins and goatskins; being destitute, afflicted, tormented;
- Mark 1:19 — And when he had gone a little farther thence, he saw James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, who also were in the ship mending their nets.
- Mark 10:35 — And James and John, the sons of Zebedee, come unto him, saying, Master, we would that thou shouldest do for us whatsoever we shall desire.
- Mark 10:38 — But Jesus said unto them, Ye know not what ye ask: can ye drink of the cup that I drink of? and be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with?
- Mark 10:39 — And they said unto him, We can. And Jesus said unto them, Ye shall indeed drink of the cup that I drink of; and with the baptism that I am baptized withal shall ye be baptized:
- Matt 4:21 — And going on from thence, he saw other two brethren, James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, in a ship with Zebedee their father, mending their nets; and he called them.
- Matt 4:21 — And going on from thence, he saw other two brethren, James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, in a ship with Zebedee their father, mending their nets; and he called them.
- Matt 20:23 — And he saith unto them, Ye shall drink indeed of my cup, and be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with: but to sit on my right hand, and on my left, is not mine to give, but it shall be giv
- Matt 20:23 — And he saith unto them, Ye shall drink indeed of my cup, and be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with: but to sit on my right hand, and on my left, is not mine to give, but it shall be giv