Acts 12:2

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

He ordered James, the brother of John, to be killed with a sword.

Cross References

Hebrews 11:37

They were killed with stones. They were cut in half. They were killed with swords. The only clothes some of them had were sheepskins or goatskins. They were poor, persecuted, and treated badly by others.

Matthew 20:23

Jesus said to them, “It is true that you will drink from the cup that I drink from. But it is not for me to say who will sit at my right or my left. My Father has decided who will do that. He has prepared those places for them.”

Mark 10:38

Jesus said, “You don’t understand what you are asking. Can you drink from the cup that I must drink from? Can you be baptized with the same baptism that I must go through?”

Mark 10:35

Then James and John, sons of Zebedee, came to Jesus and said, “Teacher, we want to ask you to do something for us.”

1 Kings 19:10

Elijah answered, “Lord God All-Powerful, I have always served you the best I can, but the Israelites have broken their agreement with you. They destroyed your altars and killed your prophets. I am the only prophet left alive, and now they are trying to kill me!”

1 Kings 19:1

King Ahab told Jezebel everything that Elijah did and how Elijah had killed all the prophets of Baal with a sword.

Jeremiah 26:23

They brought Uriah from Egypt and took him to King Jehoiakim. Jehoiakim ordered Uriah to be killed with a sword. Uriah’s body was thrown into the burial place where the poor are buried.

Mark 10:39

The sons answered, “Yes, we can!” Jesus said to the sons, “It is true that you will drink from the cup that I drink from. And you will be baptized with the same baptism that I must go through.

Acts 12:1

During this same time, King Herod began to do harm to some of those who were part of the church.