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- James' zeal for Jesus resulted in his being the first of the twelve apostles to be martyred. He was killed with the sword on order of King Herod Agrippa I of Judea, about 44 A.D., in a general persecution of the early church.
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He was killed with the sword on order of King Herod Agrippa I of Judea, about 44 A.D., in a general persecution of the early church. Two other men named James appear in the New Testament : James, the son of Alphaeus , another of Christ's chosen apostles; and James, the brother of the Lord , a leader in the Jerusalem church and author of the ...
New Living Translation. He had the apostle James (John’s brother) killed with a sword. English Standard Version. He killed James the brother of John with the sword, Berean Standard Bible. He had James, the brother of John, put to death with the sword. Berean Literal Bible.
King James Version. 12 Now about that time Herod the king stretched forth his hands to vex certain of the church. 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.)
(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. Decapitation showed, as in the case of John the Baptist, that the sentence was pronounced by a civil ruler, adopting Roman modes of punishment, and striking ...
Acts 12. New Testament for Everyone. Herod kills James. 12 Around that time, King Herod began to use violence towards some members of the church. 2 He killed James the brother of John with the sword. 3 When he saw that it pleased the Judaeans, he proceeded to arrest Peter, too.
Aug 13, 2004 · How different was the fate of these three men, all of whom had such similar experiences and privileges at the feet of Jesus. James and John were brothers. James died first; John last. James wrote no books; John authored five. Peter and James were both arrested by Herod, who intended to kill both. James was not delivered from death; Peter was.
James Is Killed and Peter Is Imprisoned. 12 About that time King Herod Agrippa[ a] began to persecute some believers in the church. 2 He had the apostle James (John’s brother) killed with a sword. 3 When Herod saw how much this pleased the Jewish people, he also arrested Peter.
