Other translations
American Standard Version
And he killed James the brother of John with the sword.
Aramaic Bible in Plain English
And he murdered Yaqob the brother of Yohannan with the sword.
Darby Bible Translation
and slew James, the brother of John, with the sword.
Holy Bible: Douay-Rheims Version (Genuine Leather Black)
And he killed James, the brother of John, with the sword.
ERV 1885 English Revised Version with Strong's Concordance
And he killed James the brother of John with the sword.
English Standard Version Journaling Bible
He killed James the brother of John with the sword,
God's Word
He had James, the brother of John, executed.
Holman Christian Standard Bible
and he killed James, John's brother, with the sword.
International Standard Version
He even had James, the brother of John, killed with a sword.
NET Bible
He had James, the brother of John, executed with a sword.
New American Standard Bible
And he had James the brother of John put to death with a sword.
New International Version
He had James, the brother of John, put to death with the sword.
New Living Translation
He had the apostle James (John's brother) killed with a sword.
Webster's Bible Translation
And he killed James the brother of John with the sword.
Weymouth New Testament
and James, John's brother, he beheaded.
The World English Bible
He killed James, the brother of John, with the sword.
EasyEnglish Bible
He sent his soldiers to cut off James's head. James was John's brother.
Young‘s Literal Translation
and he killed James, the brother of John, with the sword,
New Life Version
He killed James, the brother of John, with a sword.
Revised Geneva Translation
And he killed James, the brother of John, with the sword.
The Voice Bible
He ordered James (brother of John) to be executed by the sword, the first of those appointed as emissaries to be martyred.
Living Bible
and killed the apostle James (John’s brother).
New Catholic Bible
He had James, the brother of John, killed with the sword,
Legacy Standard Bible
And he had James the brother of John put to death with a sword.
Jubilee Bible 2000
And he killed James the brother of John with the sword.
Christian Standard Bible
and he executed James, John’s brother, with the sword.
Amplified Bible © 1954
And he killed James the brother of John with a sword;
New Century Version
He ordered James, the brother of John, to be killed by the sword.
The Message
That’s when King Herod got it into his head to go after some of the church members. He murdered James, John’s brother. When he saw how much it raised his popularity ratings with the Jews, he arrested Peter—all this during Passover Week, mind you—and had him thrown in jail, putting four squads of four soldiers each to guard him. He was planning a public lynching after Passover.
Evangelical Heritage Version ™
He had James, the brother of John, put to death with the sword.
Mounce Reverse Interlinear New Testament
He had James the brother of John put to death · with the sword,
New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
He had James, the brother of John, killed with the sword.
New Matthew Bible
And he killed James, the brother of John, with the sword.
Good News Translation®
He had James, the brother of John, put to death by the sword.
Wycliffe Bible
And he slew by sword James, the brother of John.
New Testament for Everyone
He killed James the brother of John with the sword.
Contemporary English Version
He ordered soldiers to cut off the head of James, the brother of John.
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
He killed James the brother of John with the sword;
J.B. Phillips New Testament
It was at this time that King Herod laid violent hands on some of the Church members. James, John’s brother, he executed with the sword, and when he found this action pleased the Jews he went on to arrest Peter as well. It was during the days of unleavened bread that he actually made the arrest. He put Peter in prison with no less than four squads of soldiers to guard him, intending to bring him out to the people after the Passover. So Peter was closely guarded in the prison, while the Church prayed to God earnestly on his behalf.
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
He had James, the brother of John, killed with the sword.
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition
He had James, the brother of John, killed with the sword.
Common English Bible © 2011
He had James, John’s brother, killed with a sword.
Amplified Bible © 2015
And he had James the brother of John put to death with a sword;
English Standard Version Anglicised
He killed James the brother of John with the sword,
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
He had James, the brother of John, killed by the sword,
New American Standard Bible
And he had James the brother of John executed with a sword.
The Expanded Bible
He ordered James, the brother of John, to be killed by the sword [C execution by beheading].
Tree of Life Version
He had Jacob, John’s brother, put to death with the sword.
Revised Standard Version
He killed James the brother of John with the sword;
New International Reader's Version
He had James killed with a sword. James was John’s brother.
BRG Bible
And he killed James the brother of John with the sword.
Complete Jewish Bible
and he had Ya‘akov, Yochanan’s brother, put to death by the sword.
Worldwide English (New Testament)
He killed James the brother of John with a long knife or sword.
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised
He had James, the brother of John, killed with the sword.
Orthodox Jewish Bible
He killed Ya’akov the ach Yochanan with a cherev (sword).
Names of God Bible
He had James, the brother of John, executed.
Modern English Version
He killed James the brother of John with the sword.
Easy-to-Read Version
He ordered James, the brother of John, to be killed with a sword.
International Children’s Bible
He ordered James, the brother of John, to be killed by the sword.
Lexham English Bible
So he executed James the brother of John with a sword.
New International Version - UK
He had James, the brother of John, put to death with the sword.
Disciples Literal New Testament
And he killed James, the brother of John, with a sword.