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James lies still beneath a plain cloth while a guard stands back.
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Acts 12:1-2

James Is Killed

Rescue and the Word Spreads · Acts 12

Story guide: Herod mistreats members of the church and kills James, John’s brother. The aftermath is illustrated without graphic violence.

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1About that time Herod the king laid hands on some from the church to mistreat them.

2And he killed James, the brother of John, with the sword.

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