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BOANERGES (Mr 3:17), 'Sons of Thunder.'
James the son of Zebedaeus and John the brother of James (he surnamed them Boanerges, or "Sons of thunder"),
He sent messengers in front of him. They went and entered a Samaritan village to make preparations for him, but the people would not receive him because his face was turned in the direction of Jerusalem. read more. So when the disciples James and John saw this, they said, "Lord, will you have us bid fire come down from heaven and consume them?" But he turned and checked them. Then they journeyed to another village.