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(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 ...
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(2) He killed James the brother of John with the sword. —Had...
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And he killed James, the brother of John, With the sword....
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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.
Feb 19, 2013 · James’ death occurs about eleven years after Stephen’s stoning (Acts 7), probably around A.D. 41-42. Agrippa may have been motivated toward this persecution by zealous Pharisees (like Paul) who sought to suppress Jews who taught that Jesus was resurrected from the dead.
(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.
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.)
Aug 13, 2004 · The account of Peter’s deliverance, contrasted against the death of James, is to be understood in the light of several earlier incidents. The biblical accounts of these incidents are given below: Mark 10:35-40. 35 Then James and John, the sons of Zebedee, came to him.
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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. This was during the days of Unleavened Bread. And when he had seized him, ...