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NASB | Mark 3:17 and James, the son of Zebedee, and John the brother of James (to them He gave the name Boanerges, which means, "Sons of Thunder"); |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Mark 3:17 and James, the son of Zebedee, and John the brother of James (to them He gave the name Boanerges, that is, "Sons of Thunder"); |
Bible Question:
Could anyone tell me why John and James were called the sons of thunder and where Is It found the story of this Question.oldruggedcross |
Bible Answer: Greetings OldRuggedCross, The verse is found in Mark 3:17 "James the son of Zebedee and John the brother of James (to whom he gave the name Boanerges, that is, Sons of Thunder);" [ESV] Here is a bit of commentary on "Sons of Thunder".. "Mar 3:17 - Boanerges, which is Sons of thunder (Boanerges ho estin huioi brontes). This Hebrew nickname is given only by Mark and the reason for it is not clear. It may refer to the fiery temperament revealed in Luk_9:34 when James and John wanted to call down fire on the Samaritan villages that were unfriendly to them. The word literally means sons of tumult, sons of thunder in Syriac. No other epithets are given by Mark save descriptions to distinguish as Simon the Cananaean (or Zealot) and Judas Iscariot, who also betrayed him (Mar_3:19). Andrew, (from aner, a man) and Philip (Philippos, fond of horses) are both Greek names. Bartholomew, son of Tolmai, is the Nathanael of John’s Gospel (Joh_21:2). He probably had both names. Matthew is a Hebrew name meaning gift of God (Maththaios). Thomas is Hebrew and means Twin (Didymus, Joh_11:16). There are two uses of the name of James (Iacobos, Jacob). Thaddeus is another name for Lebbaeus." (Robertson's Word Pictures) "..and he surnamed them Boanerges, which is, the sons of thunder: either because of their loud and sonorous voice; or their warm zeal for Christ, and fervency in their ministry: or for their courage in opposing the enemies of Christ, and the power that went along with their words; which either put to confusion and silence, or issued in conviction and conversion. The Syriac version reads, "Benai Regesh", and the Persic, "Beni Reg'sch". The Jews, as our learned countryman Mr. Broughton has observed (w), sometimes pronounce "Scheva" by on, as Noabyim", for "Nebyim"; so here, "Boanerges" for Benereges", or "Benerges". There is a city which was in the tribe of Dan, mentioned in Jos_19:45, which is called "Bene-berak, the sons of lightning"; and is spoken of in the Jewish (x) writings, as a place where several of the Rabbins met, and conversed together: the reason of this name may be inquired after." (John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible) Blessings to you, Makarios |
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