Mark 3:17 - The Twelve Apostles (2024)

New International Version
James son of Zebedee and his brother John (to them he gave the name Boanerges, which means “sons of thunder”),New Living Translation
James and John (the sons of Zebedee, but Jesus nicknamed them “Sons of Thunder”),English Standard Version
James the son of Zebedee and John the brother of James (to whom he gave the name Boanerges, that is, Sons of Thunder);Berean Standard Bible
James son of Zebedee and his brother John (whom He named Boanerges, meaning “Sons of Thunder”),Berean Literal Bible
and James the son of Zebedee, and John the brother of James, and He added to them the name Boanerges, which is, Sons of thunder;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:New King James Version
James the son of Zebedee and John the brother of James, to whom He gave the name Boanerges, that is, “Sons of Thunder”;New American Standard Bible
James the son of Zebedee and John the brother of James (to them He gave the name Boanerges, which means, “Sons of Thunder”);NASB 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 “);NASB 1977
and James, the son of Zebedee, and John the brother of James (to them He gave the name Boanerges, which means, “Sons of Thunder”);Legacy Standard Bible
and James, the son of Zebedee, and John the brother of James (to them He gave the name Boanerges, which means, “Sons of Thunder”);Amplified Bible
and James, the son of Zebedee, and John the brother of James (to them He gave the name Boanerges, that is, “Sons of Thunder”);Christian Standard Bible
and to James the son of Zebedee, and to his brother John, he gave the name “Boanerges” (that is, “Sons of Thunder” );Holman Christian Standard Bible
and to James the son of Zebedee, and to his brother John, He gave the name “Boanerges” (that is, “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:Aramaic Bible in Plain English
And to Yaqob, the son of Zebedee and to Yohannan the brother of Yaqob he assigned the name B'nay Regshay, which is B'nay RamaContemporary English Version
There were also James and John, the two sons of Zebedee. Jesus called them Boanerges, which means "Thunderbolts." 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: 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:GOD'S WORD® Translation
James and his brother John (Zebedee's sons whom Jesus named Boanerges, which means "Thunderbolts"),Good News Translation
James and his brother John, the sons of Zebedee (Jesus gave them the name Boanerges, which means "Men of Thunder"); International Standard Version
Zebedee's sons James and his brother John (whom he named Boanerges, that is, Sons of Thunder), Literal Standard Version
and James of Zebedee, and John the brother of James, and He put on them names—Boanerges, that is, “Sons of thunder”;Majority Standard Bible
James son of Zebedee and his brother John (whom He named Boanerges, meaning “Sons of Thunder”),New American Bible
James, son of Zebedee, and John the brother of James, whom he named Boanerges, that is, sons of thunder;NET Bible
to James and his brother John, the sons of Zebedee, he gave the name Boanerges (that is, "sons of thunder");New Revised Standard Version
James son of Zebedee and John the brother of James (to whom he gave the name Boanerges, that is, Sons of Thunder);New Heart English Bible
and James the son of Zebedee; and John the brother of James (and he surnamed them Boanerges which means, 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; and John, the brother of James, (whom he called 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;'Additional Translations ...

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Context

The Twelve Apostles
…16These are the twelve He appointed: Simon (whom He named Peter), 17 James son of Zebedee and his brother John (whom He named Boanerges, meaning “Sons of Thunder”), 18Andrew, Philip, Bartholomew, Matthew, Thomas, James son of Alphaeus, Thaddaeus, Simon the Zealot,…

Cross References

Matthew 4:21
Going on from there, He saw two other brothers, James son of Zebedee and his brother John. They were in a boat with their father Zebedee, mending their nets. Jesus called them,Mark 3:16
These are the twelve He appointed: Simon (whom He named Peter),Mark 3:18
Andrew, Philip, Bartholomew, Matthew, Thomas, James son of Alphaeus, Thaddaeus, Simon the Zealot,Luke 9:54
When the disciples James and John saw this, they asked, "Lord, do You want us to call down fire from heaven to consume them?"

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

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

Mark 3

1. Jesus heals the withered hand,
10. and many other infirmities;
11. rebukes the unclean spirit;
13. chooses his twelve apostles;
22. convinces the blasphemy of casting out demons by Beelzebub;
31. and shows who are his brother, sister, and mother.

(17) Boanerges.--The word is an Aramaic compound (B'ne-regesh = sons of thunder). We may see in the name thus given a witness to the fiery zeal of the sons of Zebedee, seen, e.g., in their wish to call down fire from heaven on the Samaritans (Luke 9:54), and John's desire to stop the work of one who cast out devils (Luke 9:49), or the prayer of the two brothers that they might sit on their Lord's right hand and on His left in His kingdom (Matthew 20:21). It was, we may well believe, that burning zeal that made James the proto-martyr of the Apostolic company (Acts 12:2). We can scarcely fail to trace in the multiplied "thunderings and voices" of the Apocalypse (Revelation 4:5; Revelation 6:1; Revelation 8:5), and in the tradition of John's indignant shrinking from contact with the heretic Cerinthus. that which was in harmony with the spiritual being of the Seer, and with the name which his Lord had thus given him. . . . Parallel Commentaries ...

Greek

James
Ἰάκωβον (Iakōbon)
Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular
Strong's 2385: The same as Iakob Graecized; Jacobus, the name of three Israelites.

[son]
τὸν (ton)
Article - Accusative Masculine Singular
Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

of
τοῦ (tou)
Article - Genitive Masculine Singular
Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

Zebedee
Ζεβεδαίου (Zebedaiou)
Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular
Strong's 2199: Zebedee, father of the apostles James and John. Of Hebrew origin; Zebedaeus, an Israelite.

and
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely.

his
Ἰακώβου (Iakōbou)
Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular
Strong's 2385: The same as Iakob Graecized; Jacobus, the name of three Israelites.

brother
ἀδελφὸν (adelphon)
Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular
Strong's 80: A brother, member of the same religious community, especially a fellow-Christian. A brother near or remote.

John
Ἰωάννην (Iōannēn)
Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular
Strong's 2491: Of Hebrew origin; Joannes, the name of four Israelites.

([whom]
αὐτοῖς (autois)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Plural
Strong's 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.

He named
ὀνόματα (onomata)
Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural
Strong's 3686: Name, character, fame, reputation. From a presumed derivative of the base of ginosko; a 'name'.

Boanerges,
Βοανηργές (Boanērges)
Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural
Strong's 993: Boanerges, sons of thunder. Of Chaldee origin; sons of commotion; Boanerges, an epithet of two of the apostles.

meaning
ἐστιν (estin)
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 1510: I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist.

Sons
Υἱοὶ (Huioi)
Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural
Strong's 5207: A son, descendent. Apparently a primary word; a 'son', used very widely of immediate, remote or figuratively, kinship.

of Thunder),
Βροντῆς (Brontēs)
Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular
Strong's 1027: Thunder. Akin to bremo; thunder.

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