Acts 12:2 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And he killed James the brother of John with the sword.”
Acts 12:2 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Acts 12:2 in 6 Bible Translations
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Acts 12:2 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“He killed James, the brother of John, with the sword.”
Acts 12:2 — World English Bible
Acts 12:2 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And he killed James the brother of John with the sword.”
Acts 12:2 — American Standard Version
Acts 12:2 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“and he killed James, the brother of John, with the sword,”
Acts 12:2 — Young's Literal Translation
Acts 12:2 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“and slew James, the brother of John, with the sword. ”
Acts 12:2 — Darby Translation
Acts 12:2 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And he killed Iames the brother of Iohn with the sword.”
Acts 12:2 — Geneva Bible
Acts 12:2 in Context — Acts 12
1 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.)
4 And when he had apprehended him, he put him in prison, and delivered him to four quaternions of soldiers to keep him; intending after Easter to bring him forth to the people.
What Does Acts 12:2 Mean?
Acts 12:2 is a verse from the Book of Acts, part of the New Testament. It appears in Acts chapter 12. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Greek.
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