Mark 3:17 — Compare All Translations

English (YLT) 1898 Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young

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

English ASV

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

English Amplified

James son of Zebedee and John the brother of James, and He surnamed them Boanerges, that is, Sons of Thunder;

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

James son of Zebedee and John the brother of James, and He surnamed them Boanerges, that is, Sons of Thunder;

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

James son of Zebedee and his brother John (whom He named Boanerges, meaning “Sons of Thunder”),

English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible

and to James the son of Zebedee, and to his brother John, he gave the name “Boanerges” (that is, “Sons of Thunder” );

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

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;

English EASY 2024

James and John who were the sons of Zebedee. Jesus called them ‘Boanerges’. It means ‘men who are like thunder ’.

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

James and his brother John, the sons of Zebedee (the ones Jesus named Boanerges, which means "Sons of Thunder"),

James the son of Zebedee and John the brother of James (to whom he gave the name Boanerges, that is, Sons of Thunder);

English GNT (Good News Translation)

James and his brother John, the sons of Zebedee (Jesus gave them the name Boanerges, which means “Men of Thunder”);

English God's Word - GW 1995

James and his brother John (Zebedee's sons whom Jesus named Boanerges, which means "Thunderbolts"),

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

and to James the son of Zebedee, and to his brother John, He gave the name "Boanerges" (that is, "Sons of Thunder");

English KJV 1611

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

English LSB

and James, the son of Zebedee, and John the brother of James (to them He gave the name Boanerges, which means, “Sons of Thunder”);

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

James, the son of Zebedee, and John, the brother of James, whom he named Boanerges (meaning Sons of Thunder);

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

and James, the son of Zebedee, and John the brother of James (to them He gave the name Boanerges, which means, "Sons of Thunder");

English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website

James, son of Zebedee, and John the brother of James, whom he named Boanerges, that is, sons of thunder;

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

to James and his brother John, the sons of Zebedee, he gave the name Boanerges (that is, “sons of thunder”);

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

There were James, son of Zebedee, and his brother John. Jesus gave them the name Boanerges. Boanerges means Sons of Thunder.

English NIV

James son of Zebedee and his brother John (to them he gave the name Boanerges, which means Sons of Thunder);

English NKJ 1982

James the son of Zebedee and John the brother of James, to whom He gave the name Boanerges, that is, “Sons of Thunder”;

English NLT

James and John (the sons of Zebedee, but Jesus nicknamed them "Sons of Thunder" ),

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

James son of Zebedee and John the brother of James (to whom he gave the name Boanerges, that is, Sons of Thunder);

English Passion Translation Bible 2020

And he gave the brothers, Jacob and John, the sons of Zebedee, the nickname Benay-Regah, which means “passionate sons.”

English RSV (Revised Standard Version)

James the son of Zebedee and John the brother of James, whom he surnamed Bo-anerges, that is, sons of thunder;

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

James and John (the sons of Zebedee, but Jesus called them “Sons of Thunder“),

English Tyndale 1537

And he called James the son of Zebedee, and John James brother, and gave them Bonargs to name, which is to say the sons of thunder.

Mark 3:17 — Compare Translations