Commentaries:
People's Commentary (NT)
Acts 12:2
He killed James the brother of John. One of the three apostles most
intimate with the Savior. The first apostle to suffer martyrdom. He is
the only apostle whose death is recorded in the New Testament, save
Judas the betrayer.
With the sword. He beheaded James. This James, the apostle, is to be
distinguished from James, the brother of the Lord (Galatians 1:19), whose
name appears after this in Acts, and who wrote the Epistle of James.
Other commentary entries containing this verse:
Matthew 2:1
Acts 12:2
Acts 21:18
1 Corinthians 15:7
Hebrews 10:32
2 Peter 1:18
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