Mark 3:17

Full Chapter

September 17, 2025

KJV

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

BSB

James son of Zebedee and his brother John (whom He named Boanerges, meaning “Sons of Thunder”),

WEB

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

YLT

and James of Zebedee, and John the brother of James, and he put on them names—Boanerges, that is, ‘Sons of thunder;’

F.O.G Original

And Ya’akov (Jacob/James) Ben-Zavdai (Son of Zebedee), Yochanan (John) the brother of Ya’akov and He named them B’nei-Regesh which means “Sons of Thunder”).

F.O.G

And Ya’akov (Jacob/James) Ben-Zavdai (Son of Zebedee), Yochanan (John) the brother of Ya’akov and He named them B’nei-Regesh which means “Sons of Thunder”).

F.O.G MSG

¹⁷James son of Zebedee and his brother John (to them He gave the name Boanerges,^e which means “sons of thunder”),

Footnotes:

¹⁷^e Boanerges: An Aramaic nickname reflecting James and John’s fiery temperament, as seen in Luke 9:54 when they wanted to call down fire from heaven.