Mark 3:17
Modern Translations
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 Study Bible
James son of Zebedee and his brother John (whom He named Boanerges, meaning “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”);

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");

Contemporary English Version
There were also James and John, the two sons of Zebedee. Jesus called them 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");

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

International Standard Version
Zebedee's sons James and his brother John (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");
Classic Translations
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”;

King James 2000 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 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);

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

A Faithful Version
And He chose James, the son of Zebedee, and John, the brother of James; and He added to them the name Boanerges, which means "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,)

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
Then Iames the sonne of Zebedeus, & Iohn Iames brother (and surnamed them Boanerges, which is, the sonnes of thunder,)

Bishops' Bible of 1568
And he called Iames the sonne of Zebedee, and Iohn, Iames brother (and gaue them to name Boanarges, which is to say, the sonnes of thunder.)

Coverdale Bible of 1535
and Iames the sonne of Zebede, and Ihon the brother of Iames, and gaue the the name Bonarges, that is to saye, the children of thonder:

Tyndale Bible of 1526
And he called Iames the sonne of zebede and Iohn Iames brother and gave them Bonarges to name which is to saye the sonnes of thounder.
Literal Translations
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”;

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;

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;'

Smith's Literal Translation
And James, him of Zebedee, and John brother of James; and he set to them names Boanerges, which is, Sons of thunder:

Literal Emphasis Translation
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;

Catholic Translations
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:

Catholic Public Domain Version
and also he imposed on James of Zebedee, and John the brother of James, the name ‘Boanerges,’ that is, ‘Sons of Thunder;’

Translations from Aramaic
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 Rama

Lamsa Bible
And James the son of Zebedee, and John the brother of James, he surnamed B’nai Rakhshi, which means sons of thunder,

NT Translations
Anderson New Testament
and James the son of Zebedee, and John the brother of James: and these he surnamed Boanerges, which means, 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:

Haweis New Testament
and James the son of Zebedee, and John the brother of James; and surnamed them Boanerges, that is, sons of thunder:

Mace New Testament
and John the brother of James, (whom he had named Boanerges, that is to say, 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')

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,
















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