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NET Bible
to James and his brother John, the sons of Zebedee, he gave the name Boanerges (that is, "sons of thunder");
New American Standard Bible
and
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:
Holman Bible
and to his brother John,
He gave the name “Boanerges”
(that is, “Sons of Thunder”
International Standard Version
Zebedee's sons James and his brother John (whom he named Boanerges, that is, Sons of Thunder),
A Conservative Version
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;
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:
Amplified
and James, the son of
An Understandable Version
James and his brother John, the sons of Zebedee, to whom He gave the added name Boanerges, which means "Sons of Thunder,"
Anderson New Testament
and James the sou of Zebedee, and John the brother of James: and these he surnamed Boanerges, which means, 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:
Common New Testament
James the son of Zebedee and John the brother of James, to whom he gave the name Boanerges, that is, "Sons of Thunder";
Daniel Mace New Testament
and John the brother of James, (whom he had named Boanerges, that is to say, sons of thunder.)
Darby 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;
Godbey New Testament
and James the son of Zebedee, and John the brother of James; and on them He placed the names Boanerges, which is, Sons of thunder:
Goodspeed New Testament
James the son of Zebedee, and John, James's brother (he named them Boanerges, that is, Sons of Thunder),
John Wesley New Testament
and John the brother of James (and he surnamed them Boanerges,
Julia Smith Translation
And James, him of Zebedee, and John brother of James; and he set to them names Boanerges, which is, Sons of thunder:
King James 2000
And James the son of Zebedee, and John the brother of James; and he surnamed them Boanerges, which is, The sons of thunder:
Lexham Expanded Bible
and James the [son] of Zebedee and John the brother of James (and he gave to them the name Boanerges, that is, "Sons of Thunder"),
Modern King James verseion
And He put on James the son of Zebedee, and John the brother of James, the names Boanerges, which is, the Sons of Thunder.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And he called James the son of Zebedee, and John, James' brother, and gave them Boanerges to name, which is to say, the Sons of Thunder.
Moffatt New Testament
James the son of Zebedaeus and John the brother of James (he surnamed them Boanerges, or "Sons of thunder"),
Montgomery New Testament
and James(them he surnamed 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);
Noyes New Testament
and James the son of Zebedee, and John the brother of James; and he surnamed them Boanerges, that is, Sons of thunder;
Sawyer New Testament
and James the son of Zebedee, and John the brother of James??nd he gave them the names of Boanerges, which is, Sons of thunder??18 and Andrew, and Philip, and Bartholomew, and Matthew, and Thomas, and James the son of Alpheus, and Thaddeus, and Simon the Zealot,
The Emphasized Bible
and James the son of Zebedee, and John the brother of James (and imposed on them a name - Boanerges, that is, sons of thunder);
Thomas Haweis New Testament
and James the son of Zebedee, and John the brother of James; and surnamed them Boanerges, that is, sons of thunder:
Twentieth Century New Testament
James, the son of Zebediah, and his brother John (to whom he gave the name of Boanerges, which means the Thunderers),
Webster
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')
Williams New Testament
James the son of Zebedee, and John, James's brother (He named them Boanerges, which means 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;
Worrell New Testament
and James the son of Zebedee, and John the brother of James, (and He added to these the name "Boanerges," that is, "sons of thunder");
Worsley New Testament
and James the Son of Zebedee, and John the brother of James, (and He surnamed them Boanerges, which is to say, Sons of thunder,) and Andrew,
Youngs Literal Translation
and James of Zebedee, and John the brother of James, and he put on them names -- Boanerges, that is, 'Sons of thunder;'
Themes
Boanerges » Surname of the sons of zebedee
Call » To special religious duty » Apostles
James » An apostle. Son of zebedee and salome » Surnamed boanerges by jesus
John, beloved disciple » Facts concerning » Naturally full of energy
Interlinear
and, also, even, both, then, so, likewise, not tr., , vr and
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Word Count of 37 Translations in Mark 3:17
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Context Readings
The Selection Of The Twelve Apostles
16 He appointed twelve: To Simon he gave the name Peter; 17 to James and his brother John, the sons of Zebedee, he gave the name Boanerges (that is, "sons of thunder"); 18 and Andrew, Philip, Bartholomew, Matthew, Thomas, James the son of Alphaeus, Thaddaeus, Simon the Zealot,
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Cross References
Isaiah 58:1
"Shout loudly! Don't be quiet! Yell as loud as a trumpet! Confront my people with their rebellious deeds; confront Jacob's family with their sin!
Jeremiah 23:29
My message is like a fire that purges dross! It is like a hammer that breaks a rock in pieces! I, the Lord, so affirm it!
Mark 1:19-20
Going on a little farther, he saw James, the son of Zebedee, and John his brother in their boat mending nets.
Mark 5:37
He did not let anyone follow him except Peter, James, and John, the brother of James.
Mark 9:2
Six days later Jesus took with him Peter, James, and John and led them alone up a high mountain privately. And he was transfigured before them,
Mark 10:35
Then James and John, the sons of Zebedee, came to him and said, "Teacher, we want you to do for us whatever we ask."
Mark 14:33
He took Peter, James, and John with him, and became very troubled and distressed.
John 21:2
Simon Peter, Thomas (called Didymus), Nathanael (who was from Cana in Galilee), the sons of Zebedee, and two other disciples of his were together.
John 21:20-25
Peter turned around and saw the disciple whom Jesus loved following them. (This was the disciple who had leaned back against Jesus' chest at the meal and asked, "Lord, who is the one who is going to betray you?")
Acts 12:1
About that time King Herod laid hands on some from the church to harm them.
Hebrews 4:12
For the word of God is living and active and sharper than any double-edged sword, piercing even to the point of dividing soul from spirit, and joints from marrow; it is able to judge the desires and thoughts of the heart.
Revelation 10:11
Then they told me: "You must prophesy again about many peoples, nations, languages, and kings."