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Who was James & what did he do?
He proclaimed the gospel after Jesus' resurrection and was the first apostle to be martyred for his faith. Bible References: The apostle James is mentioned in all four Gospels and his martyrdom is cited in Acts 12:2. Father: Zebedee. Mother: Salome. Brother: John.
(2) He killed James the brother of John with the sword. —Had the Apostle been tried by the Sanhedrin on a charge of blasphemy and heresy, the sentence would have been death by stoning.
James’ death was the result of being beheaded and we see this recorded in the Book of Acts (12:1-3): “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, and when he saw that it pleased the Jews, he proceeded to arrest Peter also.
There were two Jameses: James the Just (brother of Jesus) who was beaten to death with a fuller’s club; and the other James (brother of John) who was beheaded.
Legacy Standard Bible. And he had James the brother of John put to death with a sword. Amplified Bible. And he had James the brother of John put to death with a sword; Christian Standard Bible. and he executed James, John’s brother, with the sword. Holman Christian Standard Bible. and he killed James, John’s brother, with the sword.
Acts 12:2-17. New International Version. 2 He had James, the brother of John, put to death with the sword. 3 When he saw that this met with approval among the Jews, he proceeded to seize Peter also.
Passage. Resources. Hebrew/Greek. Your Content. Acts 12:2-19. King James Version. 2 And he killed James the brother of John with the sword. 3 And because he saw it pleased the Jews, he proceeded further to take Peter also. (Then were the days of unleavened bread.)
