| NETBible | He had James, the brother of John, executed with a sword. 1 |
| NIV © |
He had James, the brother of John, put to death with the sword. |
| NASB © |
And he had James the brother of John put to death with a sword. |
| NLT © |
He had the apostle James (John’s brother) killed with a sword. |
| MSG © |
He murdered James, John's brother. |
| BBE © |
And he put James, the brother of John, to death with the sword. |
| NRSV © |
He had James, the brother of John, killed with the sword. |
| NKJV © |
Then he killed James the brother of John with the sword. |
| KJV | And <1161> he killed <337> (5627) James <2385> the brother <80> of John <2491> with the sword <3162>_. |
| NASB © |
And he had James <2385> the brother <80> of John <2491> put <337> to death <337> with a sword .<3162> |
| NET [draft] ITL | He had <337> James <2385> , the brother <80> of John <2491> , executed <337> with a sword .<3162> |
| GREEK | aneilen iakwbon ton adelfon iwannou macairh |
| NETBible | He had James, the brother of John, executed with a sword. 1 |
| NET Notes |
1 sn The expression executed with a sword probably refers to a beheading. James was the first known apostolic martyr (Eusebius, Eccl. Hist. 2.9.1-3). On James, not the Lord’s brother, see Luke 5:10; 6:14. This death ended a short period of peace noted in Acts 9:31 after the persecution mentioned in 8:1-3. |