King James Version
Mark 3:17 in the King James Version says “And James the son of Zebedee, and John the brother of James; and he surnamed them Boanerges, which is, The sons of thund...” — study this verse from Mark chapter 3 with commentary, cross-references, and original Greek word analysis.
“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 · KJV
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
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“And”
G2532and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
“And”
G2532and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
“the brother”
G80a brother (literally or figuratively) near or remote (much like g0001)
“And”
G2532and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
“them”
G846the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative g1438) of the third person, and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons
“The sons”
G5207a "son" (sometimes of animals), used very widely of immediate, remote or figuratively, kinship
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