Mark 3:17 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“And James the son of Zebedee, and John the brother of James; and he surnamed them Boanerges, which is, The sons of thunder:”

Mark 3:17 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Mark 3:17 in 6 Bible Translations

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Mark 3:17 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“James the son of Zebedee; and John, the brother of James, (whom he called Boanerges, which means, Sons of Thunder);”

Mark 3:17 — World English Bible

Mark 3:17 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“and James the son of Zebedee, and John the brother of James; and them he surnamed Boanerges, which is, Sons of thunder: ”

Mark 3:17 — American Standard Version

Mark 3:17 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“and James of Zebedee, and John the brother of James, and he put on them names--Boanerges, that is, `Sons of thunder;'”

Mark 3:17 — Young's Literal Translation

Mark 3:17 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“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; ”

Mark 3:17 — Darby Translation

Mark 3:17 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Then Iames the sonne of Zebedeus, and Iohn Iames brother (and surnamed them Boanerges, which is, the sonnes of thunder,)”

Mark 3:17 — Geneva Bible

Mark 3:17 in Context — Mark 3

15 And to have power to heal sicknesses, and to cast out devils:

16 And Simon he surnamed Peter;

17 And James the son of Zebedee, and John the brother of James; and he surnamed them Boanerges, which is, The 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 Canaanite,

19 And Judas Iscariot, which also betrayed him: and they went into an house.

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What Does Mark 3:17 Mean?

Mark 3:17 is a verse from the Book of Mark, part of the New Testament. It appears in Mark chapter 3. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Greek.

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