'Sons' in the 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”);

“Truly I say to you, all sins shall be forgiven the sons of men, and whatever blasphemies they utter;

James and John, the two sons of Zebedee, *came up to Jesus, saying, “Teacher, we want You to do for us whatever we ask of You.”