Herod wanted to kill John, but he was afraid of the people, because they considered John a prophet.(A)

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And when he would have put him to death, he feared the multitude, because they counted him as a prophet.

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He had James, the brother of John,(A) put to death with the sword.(B)

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

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When he saw that this met with approval among the Jews,(A) he proceeded to seize Peter also. This happened during the Festival of Unleavened Bread.(B)

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And because he saw it pleased the Jews, he proceeded further to take Peter also. (Then were the days of unleavened bread.)

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