Mark 3:17 - Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI)

¹⁷ James the son of Zebedee and John the brother of James, whom he surnamed Bo-anerges, that is, sons of thunder;

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹⁷ and James the son of Zebedee, and John the brother of James; and he surnamed them Boanerges, which is, The sons of thunder:

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹⁷ James son of Zebedee and John the brother of James, and He surnamed them Boanerges, that is, Sons of Thunder;

American Standard Version (1901)

¹⁷ and James the son of Zebedee, and John the brother of James; and them he surnamed Boanerges, which is, Sons of thunder:

Common English Bible

¹⁷ James and John, Zebedee’s sons, whom he nicknamed Boanerges, which means “sons of Thunder”;

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹⁷ and also he imposed on James of Zebedee, and John the brother of James, the name 'Boanerges,' that is, 'Sons of Thunder;'

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

¹⁷ And James the son of Zebedee, and John the brother of James; and he named them Boanerges, which is, The sons of thunder:

Mark 3:17 Cross References

Isaiah 58:1

“Cry aloud, spare not, lift up your voice like a trumpet; declare to my people their transgression, to the house of Jacob their sins.

Jeremiah 23:29

Is not my word like fire, says the Lord, and like a hammer which breaks the rock in pieces?

Matthew 4:21

And going on from there he saw two other brothers, James the son of Zebedee and John his brother, in the boat with Zebedee their father, mending their nets, and he called them.

Mark 10:35

And James and John, the sons of Zebedee, came forward to him, and said to him, “Teacher, we want you to do for us whatever we ask of you.”

Mark 14:33

And he took with him Peter and James and John, and began to be greatly distressed and troubled.

Mark 3:16

Simon whom he surnamed Peter;

Mark 3:18

Andrew, and Philip, and Bartholomew, and Matthew, and Thomas, and James the son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus, and Simon the Cananaean,

Mark 5:37

And he allowed no one to follow him except Peter and James and John the brother of James.

Mark 9:2

And after six days Jesus took with him Peter and James and John, and led them up a high mountain apart by themselves; and he was transfigured before them,

Luke 9:54

And when his disciples James and John saw it, they said, “Lord, do you want us to bid fire come down from heaven and consume them?”

John 21:2

Simon Peter, Thomas called the Twin, Nathana-el of Cana in Galilee, the sons of Zebedee, and two others of his disciples were together.

Acts 12:1

About that time Herod the king laid violent hands upon some who belonged to the church.

Hebrews 4:12

For the word of God is living and active, sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing to the division of soul and spirit, of joints and marrow, and discerning the thoughts and intentions of the heart.

Revelation 10:11

And I was told, “You must again prophesy about many peoples and nations and tongues and kings.”