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Acts 12:2 — King James Version← Study notes

And he killed James the brother of John with the sword.


Acts 12:2Greek Interlinear

Greek · Acts 12:27 words
GreekMeaning
ἀνεῖλενaneilen
He executedverbG337
δὲde
thenwordG1161
ἸάκωβονIakōbon
JamesnounG2385
τὸνton
thearticleG3588
ἀδελφὸνadelphon
brothernounG80
ἸωάννουIōannou
of JohnnounG2491
μαχαίρῃmachairē
with the swordnounG3162
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on Acts 12:2

At that time, of course meaning the time immediately following: for this is the custom of Scripture. And he well says that Herod the king (did this): this was not he of Christ's time. Lo, a different sort of trial — and mark what I said in the beginning, how things are blended, how rest and trouble alternate in the whole texture of the history — not now the Jews, nor the Sanhedrin, but the king. Greater the power, the warfare more severe, the more it was done to obtain favor…

Chrysostom · 4th century · Homily 26 on Acts
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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