NET Bible
"to James and his brother John, the sons of Zebedee, he gave the name Boanerges(that is,“sons of thunder”);"
— Mark 3:17, NET Bible
“And James the son of Zebedee, and John the brother of James; and he surnamed them Boanerges, which is, The sons of thunder:”
“and James the son of Zebedee, and John the brother of James; and them he surnamed Boanerges, which is, Sons of thunder: ”
“James the son of Zebedee; John, the brother of James, and he surnamed them Boanerges, which means, Sons of Thunder;”
“And James the son of Zebedee, and John the brother of James; and he named them Boanerges, which is, The sons of thunder.”
“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:”
“And James the son of Zebedee, and John the brother of James; and he surnamed them Boanerges, which is, The sons of thunder:”
He appointed twelve(whom he named apostles), so that they would be with him and he could send them to preach
and to have authority to cast out demons.
He appointed twelve: To Simon he gave the name Peter;
to James and his brother John, the sons of Zebedee, he gave the name Boanerges(that is,“sons of thunder”);
and Andrew, Philip, Bartholomew, Matthew, Thomas, James the son of Alphaeus, Thaddaeus, Simon the Zealot,
and Judas Iscariot, who betrayed him.
Jesus and Beelzebul Now Jesus went home, and a crowd gathered so that they were not able to eat.