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Mark 3:17
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and to James the son of Zebedee, and to his brother John, he gave the name “Boanerges” (that is, “Sons of Thunder”);
And Iames the sonne of Zebedee, and Iohn the brother of Iames (and he surnamed them Boanerges, which is, The sonnes of thunder.)
And James the son of Zebedee, and John the brother of James; and he surnamed them Boanerges, which is, The sons of thunder:
James the son of Zebedee and John the brother of James (to whom he gave the name Boanerges, that is, Sons of Thunder);
James the son of Zebedee and John the brother of James (to them He gave the name Boanerges, which means, "Sons of Thunder");
James and John, the sons of Zebedee (Jesus named them Boanerges, which means "Sons of Thunder"),
and James, the son of Zebedee, and John the brother of James (to them He gave the name Boanerges, that is, "Sons of Thunder");
and James, the son of Zebedee, and John the brother of James (to them He gave the name Boanerges, which means, "Sons of Thunder");
and James, the son of Zebedee, and John the brother of James (to them He gave the name Boanerges, which means, "Sons of Thunder");
There were also James and John, the two sons of Zebedee. Jesus called them Boanerges, which means "Thunderbolts."
Ya‘akov Ben-Zavdai and Yochanan, Ya‘akov's brother — to them he gave the name "B'nei-Regesh" (that is, "Thunderers");
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;
James and his brother John, the sons of Zebedee (the ones Jesus named Boanerges, which means "Sons of Thunder"),
Then Iames the sonne of Zebedeus, & Iohn Iames brother (and surnamed them Boanerges, which is, the sonnes of thunder,)
And James the son of Zebedee, and John the brother of James, he surnamed B''nai Rakhshi, which means sons of thunder,
James and his brother John, the sons of Zebedee (Jesus gave them the name Boanerges, which means "Men of Thunder");
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"),
And on James the son of Zebedee, and John the brother of James, He put on them the names Boanerges, which is, Sons of Thunder.
and James the son of Zebedee, and John the brother of James; and them he surnamed Boanerges, which is, Sons of thunder:
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:
Ya`akov the son of Zavdai; Yochanan, the brother of Ya`akov, and them he surnamed Benei-Regesh, which means, Sons of Thunder;
James, the son of Zebedee; John, the brother of James (to whom he gave the name Boanerges, that is, Sons of Thunder);
and upon Jacub bar Zabdai, and Juchanon the brother of Jacub, he set the name of B'nai-regesh, which is, (B'nai-râmo,) Sons of thunder.
And to James the son of Zebedee and to John the brother of James, he gave the name of Boanerges, that is, Sons of thunder.
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.)
and James the son of Zebedee, and John the brother of James; and them he surnamed Boanerges, which is, Sons of thunder:
James the son of Zebedee; John, the brother of James, and them he surnamed Boanerges, which means, Sons of Thunder;
and John the brother of James (and he surnamed them Boanerges,
James the son of Zabdi and John the brother of James (these two He surnamed Boanerges, that is `Sons of Thunder'),
the brother of James, and he yaf to hem names Boenarges, that is, sones of thundryng.
and James the [son] of Zebedee, and John the brother of James; and he gave them the name Boanerges, which is, Sons of thunder:
And James the [son] of Zebedee, and John the brother of James, (and he surnamed them Boanerges, which is, Sons of thunder,)
to James and his brother John, the sons of Zebedee, he gave the name Boanerges (that is, "sons of thunder");
James the son of Zebedee and John the brother of James, to whom He gave the name Boanerges, that is, "Sons of Thunder";
James and John (the sons of Zebedee, but Jesus nicknamed them "Sons of Thunder"),
James and John were brothers. They were the sons of Zebedee. He named them Boanerges, which means, The Sons of Thunder.
James son of Zebedee and John the brother of James (to whom he gave the name Boanerges, that is, Sons of Thunder);
and James the son of Zebedee, and John the brother of James (and imposed on them a name - Boanerges, that is, sons of thunder);
And James the son of Zebedee, and John the brother of James; and he named them Boanerges, which is, The sons of thunder.
James the son of Zeb'edee and John the brother of James, whom he surnamed Bo-aner'ges, that is, sons of thunder;
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.
and James of Zebedee, and John the brother of James, and he put on them names -- Boanerges, that is, `Sons of thunder;'
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:
and John the brother of James, (whom he had named Boanerges, that is to say, sons of thunder.)
James and John, brothers who he called the Sons of Thunder; and the rest were
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
James: Mark 1:19, Mark 1:20, Mark 5:37, Mark 9:2, Mark 10:35, Mark 14:33, John 21:2, John 21:20-25, Acts 12:1
he surnamed: Isaiah 58:1, Jeremiah 23:29, Hebrews 4:12, Revelation 10:11
Reciprocal: Job 39:19 - thunder Micah 3:8 - I am Matthew 4:21 - other Matthew 10:2 - James Acts 4:36 - The son
Cross-References
The woman answered the serpent, "We may eat the fruit of the trees of the garden,
but of the fruit of the tree in the middle of the garden, God has said, 'You must not eat of it or touch it, or you will die.'"
"For God knows that in the day you eat of it, your eyes will be opened and you will be like God, knowing good and evil."
When the woman saw that the tree was good for food and pleasing to the eyes, and that it was desirable for obtaining wisdom, she took the fruit and ate it. She also gave some to her husband, who was with her, and he ate it.
And the eyes of both of them were opened, and they knew that they were naked; so they sewed together fig leaves and made coverings for themselves.
So the LORD God called out to the man, "Where are you?"
"Who told you that you were naked?" asked the LORD God. "Have you eaten of the tree from which I commanded you not to eat?"
Then the LORD God said to the woman, "What is this you have done?" "The serpent deceived me," she replied, "and I ate."
So the LORD God said to the serpent: "Because you have done this, cursed are you above all livestock and every beast of the field! On your belly will you go, and dust you will eat, all the days of your life.
To the woman He said: "I will sharply increase your pain in childbirth; in pain you will bring forth children. You will desire your husband, and he will rule over you."
Gill's Notes on the Bible
And James the son of Zebedee, and John the brother of James,.... These are mentioned next, as being first called after Peter and Andrew:
and he surnamed them Boanerges, which is, the sons of thunder: either because of their loud and sonorous voice; or their warm zeal for Christ, and fervency in their ministry: or for their courage in opposing the enemies of Christ, and the power that went along with their words; which either put to confusion and silence, or issued in conviction and conversion. The Syriac version reads, "Benai Regesh", and the Persic, "Beni Reg'sch". The Jews, as our learned countryman Mr. Broughton has observed w, sometimes pronounce "Scheva" by on, as Noabyim", for "Nebyim"; so here, "Boanerges" for Benereges", or "Benerges". There is a city which was in the tribe of Dan, mentioned in Joshua 19:45, which is called "Bene-berak, the sons of lightning"; and is spoken of in the Jewish x writings, as a place where several of the Rabbins met, and conversed together: the reason of this name may be inquired after.
w Broughton's Requ. of Consent, in his Works, p. 620. x Haggada Shel Pesach. p. 6. Ed. Rittangel. & in Seder Tephillot, Ed. Basil, fol. 243. 1. Juchasin, fol. 36. 1.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
For an account of the appointment of the apostles, see the notes at Matthew 10:1-4.
And calleth unto him whom he would - Those whom he chose; whom he was about to appoint to the apostleship. See the notes at John 15:16.
Mark 3:14
He ordained twelve - The word rendered âordainedâ here does not express our notion of ordination to the ministry. It means, literally, âhe madeâ - that is, he âappointedâ twelve to be with him.
Twelve - The reason why âtwelveâ were chosen was, probably, that such a number would be deemed competent witnesses of what they saw; that they could not be easily charged with being excited by sympathy, or being deluded, as a multitude might; and that, being destined to go into all the world, a considerable number seemed indispensable. Perhaps, also, there was some reference to the fact that âtwelveâ was the number of the twelve tribes of Israel.
Mark 3:17
Boanerges - This word is made up of two Hebrew words signifying âsons of thunder,â meaning that they, on some accounts, âresembledâ thunder. See the notes at Matthew 1:1. It is not known why this name was given to James and John. They are nowhere else called by it. Some suppose it was because they wished to call down fire from heaven and consume a certain village of the Samaritans, Luke 9:54. It is, however, more probable that it was on account of something fervid, and glowing, and powerful in their genius and eloquence.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse 17. Sons of thunder — A Hebraism for thunderers; probably so named because of their zeal and power in preaching the Gospel.
The term Boanerges is neither Hebrew nor Syriac. Calmet and others think that there is reason to believe that the Greek transcribers have not copied it exactly. ×× × ×¨×¢× beney raam, which the ancient Greeks would pronounce Beneregem, and which means sons of thunder, was probably the appellative used by our Lord: or ×× × ×¨×¢×© beni reges, sons of tempest, which comes nearest to the Boanerges of the evangelist. St. Jerome, on Daniel 1:0:, gives ×× × ×¨×¢× (which he writes Benereem, softening the sound of the ×¢ ain) as the more likely reading, and Luther, supposing our Lord spoke in Hebrew, gives the proper Hebrew term above mentioned, which he writes Bnehargem. Some think that the reason why our Lord gave this appellative to the sons of Zebedee was, their desire to bring fire down from heaven, i.e. a storm of thunder and lightning, to overturn and consume a certain Samaritan village, the inhabitants of which would not receive their Master. See the account in Luke 9:53-54. It was a very usual thing among the Jews to give surnames, which signified some particular quality or excellence, to their rabbins. See several instances in Schoettgen.
