“And James the son of Zebedee, and John the brother of James; and he surnamed them Boanerges, which is, The sons of thunder:”
King James Version (KJV)
3:16 He surnamed them sons of thunder - Both with respect to the warmth and impetuosity of their spirit, their fervent manner of preaching, and the power of their word.
Mr 3:17 Boanerges. Why this title was bestowed on James and John we are not told. Possibly from their power as preachers.
And Iames the sonne of Zebedee, and Iohn the brother of Iames (and he surnamed them Boanerges, which is, The sonnes of thunder.)
- King James Version (1611) - View 1611 Bible Scan
and James, the {son} of Zebedee, and John the brother of James (to them He gave the name Boanerges, which means, "Sons of Thunder);"
- New American Standard Version (1995)
and James the `son' of Zebedee, and John the brother of James; and them he surnamed Boanerges, which is, Sons of thunder:
- American Standard Version (1901)
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:
- Basic English Bible
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;
- Darby Bible
And James the son of Zebedee, and John the brother of James, (and he surnamed them Boanerges, which is, Sons of thunder,)
- Webster's Bible
James the son of Zabdi and John the brother of James (these two He surnamed Boanerges, that is `Sons of Thunder'),
- Weymouth Bible
James the son of Zebedee; John, the brother of James, and he surnamed them Boanerges, which means, Sons of Thunder;
- World English Bible
the brother of James, and he yaf to hem names Boenarges, that is, sones of thundryng.
- Wycliffe Bible
and James of Zebedee, and John the brother of James, and he put on them names -- Boanerges, that is, `Sons of thunder;'
- Youngs Literal Bible