And he killed James the brother of John with the sword.
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John Chrysostom
AD 407
For there was also another James, the brother of the Lord: therefore to distinguish him, he says, The brother of John. Do you mark that the sum of affairs rested in these three, especially Peter and James? (a) And how was it he did not kill Peter immediately? It mentions the reason: it was the day of unleavened bread: and he wished rather to make a display (ἐ κπομπεὕσαι) with the killing of him. And when he saw it pleased the Jews.
