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Mark 3:17 KJV
Mark · chapter 3 · verse 17
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
Mark 3:17 in context
15And to have power to heal sicknesses, and to cast out devils:
16And Simon he surnamed Peter;
17And James the son of Zebedee, and John the brother of James; and he surnamed them Boanerges, which is, The sons of thunder:
18And Andrew, and Philip, and Bartholomew, and Matthew, and Thomas, and James the son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus, and Simon the Canaanite,
19And Judas Iscariot, which also betrayed him: and they went into an house.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- BoanergesboanērgesBoanerges = " sons of thunder" , a nickname given to James and John, the sons of…G993 →
- surnamedepitithēmiin the active voice, to put or lay upon, to add to, in the middle voice, to have put on…G2007 →
- surnamedonomaname univ. of proper names, the name is used for everything which the name covers…G3686 →
- ZebedeezebedaiosZebedee = " my gift" , a fisherman of Galilee, the father of the apostles James…G2199 →
- brotheradelphosa brother, whether born of the same two parents or only of the same father or mother…G80 →
- JamesiakōbosJames = " supplanter" , son of Zebedee, an apostle and brother of the apostle…G2385 →
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In these verses, we have, I. The choice Christ made of the twelve apostles to be his constant followers and attendants, and to be sent abroad as there was occasion, to preach the gospel. Observe, 1. The introduction to this call or promotion of disciples; He goes up into a mountain, and his errand thither was to pray.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 13-21