Parallel Verses

New American Standard Bible

and James, the son of Zebedee, and John the brother of James (to them He gave the name Boanerges, which means, “Sons of Thunder”);

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 James the son of Zebedee,
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 Zebedee, and John the brother of James (to them He gave the name Boanerges, that is, “Sons of Thunder”);

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),

NET Bible

to James and his brother John, the sons of Zebedee, he gave the name 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;'

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
And

and, also, even, both, then, so, likewise, not tr., , vr and
Usage: 0

Ἰάκωβος 
Iakobos 
Usage: 41

the

which, who, the things, the son,
Usage: 0

Ζεβεδαῖος 
Zebedaios 
Usage: 12

and



and, also, even, both, then, so, likewise, not tr., , vr and
and, also, even, both, then, so, likewise, not tr., , vr and
Usage: 0
Usage: 0

Ἰωάννης 
Ioannes 
John , John , John , John
Usage: 116

the brother
G80
ἀδελφός 
Adelphos 
Usage: 302

of James
Ἰάκωβος 
Iakobos 
Usage: 41

he
ἐπιτίθημι 
Epitithemi 
lay on, lay, put, lay upon, put on, put upon, set, not tr,
Usage: 34

ὄνομα 
Onoma 
name, named, called, surname , named , not tr
Usage: 162


Usage: 0

Βοανεργές 
Boanerges 
Usage: 1

ὅς ἥ ὅ 
Hos 
Usage: 980

is
ἐστί 
Esti 
is, are, was, be, have, not tr, , vr is
Usage: 585

υἱός 
Huios 
Usage: 213

Context Readings

The Selection Of The Twelve Apostles

16 Simon, whom he gave the name Peter; 17 and James, the son of Zebedee, and John the brother of James (to them He gave the name Boanerges, which means, “Sons of Thunder”); 18 and Andrew and Philip and Bartholomew and Matthew and Thomas and James the son of Alphaeus and Thaddaeus and Simon the Canaanite

Cross References

Isaiah 58:1

Cry aloud, do not hold back; lift up thy voice like a shofar and preach to my people their rebellion and to the house of Jacob their sin.

Jeremiah 23:29

Is not my word like as a fire? saith the LORD; and like a hammer that breaks the rock in pieces?

Mark 1:19-20

And when he had gone a little further from there, he saw James the son of Zebedee and John his brother, who also were in the ship mending their nets.

Mark 5:37

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

Mark 9:2

And six days afterwards Jesus took Peter and James and John, and separated them apart by themselves unto a high mountain; and he was transfigured before them.

Mark 10:35

Then James and John, the sons of Zebedee, came unto him, saying, Master, we would that thou should do for us whatever we shall ask.

Mark 14:33

And he takes with him Peter and James and John and began to be alarmed and to be anguished

John 21:2

Simon Peter and Thomas, called Didymus, and Nathanael of Cana in Galilee and the sons of Zebedee and two other of his disciples were together.

John 21:20-25

Then Peter, turning about, saw the disciple whom Jesus loved following, who also leaned on his breast at supper, and said, Lord, which is he that betrays thee?

Acts 12:1

Now at that time Herod the king stretched forth his hands to mistreat certain of the congregation .

Hebrews 4:12

For the word of God is alive and efficient and sharper than any twoedged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.

Revelation 10:11

And he said unto me, Thou must prophesy again as to many peoples and nations and tongues and kings.

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