Mark 3:17
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New International Version (©1984)
James son of Zebedee and his brother John (to them he gave the name Boanerges, which means Sons of Thunder);

New American Standard Bible (©1995)
and James, the son of Zebedee, and John the brother of James (to them He gave the name Boanerges, which means, "Sons of Thunder ");

International Standard Version (©2008)
Zebedee's sons James and his brother John (whom he named Boanerges, that is, Sons of Thunder),

GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995)
James and his brother John (Zebedee's sons whom Jesus named Boanerges, which means "Thunderbolts"),

King James Bible
And James the son of Zebedee, and John the brother of James; and he surnamed them Boanerges, which is, The sons of thunder:

American King James Version
And James the son of Zebedee, and John the brother of James; and he surnamed them Boanerges, which is, The sons of thunder:

American Standard Version
and James the'son of Zebedee, and John the brother of James; and them he surnamed Boanerges, which is, Sons of thunder:

Bible in Basic English
And to James, the son of Zebedee, and John, the brother of James, he gave the second name of Boanerges, which is, Sons of thunder:

Douay-Rheims Bible
And James the son of Zebedee, and John the brother of James; and he named them Boanerges, which is, The sons of thunder:

Darby Bible Translation
and James the son of Zebedee, and John the brother of James, and he gave them the surname of Boanerges, that is, Sons of thunder;

English Revised Version
and James the son of Zebedee, and John the brother of James; and them he surnamed Boanerges, which is, Sons of thunder:

Webster's Bible Translation
And James the son of Zebedee, and John the brother of James, (and he surnamed them Boanerges, which is, Sons of thunder,)

Weymouth New Testament
James the son of Zabdi and John the brother of James (these two He surnamed Boanerges, that is 'Sons of Thunder')

World English Bible
James the son of Zebedee; John, the brother of James, and he surnamed them Boanerges, which means, Sons of Thunder;

Young's Literal Translation
and James of Zebedee, and John the brother of James, and he put on them names -- Boanerges, that is, 'Sons of thunder;'

Geneva Study Bible

And James the son of Zebedee, and John the brother of James; and he surnamed them Boanerges, which is, The sons of thunder:

People's New Testament

3:17 Boanerges. Why this title was bestowed on James and John we are not told. Possibly from their power as preachers.

Scofield Reference Notes

Margin James

See Scofield Note: "Mt 4:21"

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary

3:13-21 Christ calls whom he will; for his grace is his own. He had called the apostles to separate themselves from the crowd, and they came unto him. He now gave them power to heal sicknesses, and to cast out devils. May the Lord send forth more and more of those who have been with him, and have learned of him to preach his gospel, to be instruments in his blessed work. Those whose hearts are enlarged in the work of God, can easily bear with what is inconvenient to themselves, and will rather lose a meal than an opportunity of doing good. Those who go on with zeal in the work of God, must expect hinderances, both from the hatred of enemies, and mistaken affections of friends, and need to guard against both.


Mark 3:16 And He appointed the twelve: Simon (to whom He gave the name Peter),
Mark 3:18 and Andrew, and Philip, and Bartholomew, and Matthew, and Thomas, and James the son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus, and Simon the Zealot; (NASB ©1995)

James John Means Names Second Surname Surnamed Thunder Zabdi Zebedee Zeb'edee

And James the son of Zebedee, and John the brother of James; and he surnamed them Boanerges, which is, The sons of thunder:

James. 1:19,20 5:37 9:2 10:35 14:33 Joh 21:2,20-25 Ac 12:1

he surnamed. Isa 58:1 Jer 23:29 Heb 4:12 Re 10:11

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Alphabetical: to and Boanerges brother gave he his James John means name of son Sons the them Thunder which Zebedee

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