"And James the {son} of Zebedee, and John the brother of James; and he surnamed them Boanerges, which is, The sons of thu…" — Mark 3:17

Mark 3:17 · 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

Verse 16

And Simon he surnamed Peter;

Verse 18

And Andrew, and Philip, and Bartholomew, and Matthew, and Thomas, and James the {son} of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus, and Simon the Canaanite,

Mark 3 — Context

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

And Simon he surnamed Peter;

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

And Andrew, and Philip, and Bartholomew, and Matthew, and Thomas, and James the {son} of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus, and Simon the Canaanite,

And Judas Iscariot, which also betrayed him: and they went into an house. {into...: or, home}

Cross References

Hebrews 4:12

For the word of God {is} quick, and powerful, 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.

Mark 5:37

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

Mark 14:33

And he taketh with him Peter and James and John, and began to be sore amazed, and to be very heavy;

Jeremiah 23:29

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

Mark 1:19-20

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

John 21:2

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

John 21:20-25

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

Isaiah 58:1

Cry aloud, spare not, lift up thy voice like a trumpet, and shew my people their transgression, and the house of Jacob their sins. {aloud: Heb. with the throat}