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  2. Matthew 20:20-28. New Life Version. The Mother of James and John Asks Jesus Something Hard. 20 The mother of Zebedee’s children (James and John) came to Jesus with her sons. She got down on her knees before Jesus to ask something of Him. 21 He said to her, “What do you want?”.

  3. Jan 4, 2022 · In Mark 3, Jesus calls twelve men to be His apostles. Among them are “James son of Zebedee and his brother John (to them he gave the name Boanerges, which means Sons of Thunder)” ( Mark 3:17 ). This is the only place in Scripture that mentions the designation of the sons of Zebedee as the Sons of Thunder, and there is no stated explanation ...

  4. Oct 1, 2021 · On first encountering James and John, Jesus called them Boanerges, or “Sons of Thunder” ( Mark 3:17 ). This nickname indicates He saw similarities between the brothers. How might the events outside the Samaritan village ( Luke 9:51-56) shed further light on His reasons for calling them “Sons of Thunder”?

  5. Supporting this possibility is that, in both passages, Jesus holds the sons responsible for the request, not their mother. Matthew introduced James and John as the sons of Zebedee the fisherman in Matthew 4:21–22. Jesus later gave the pair the name "Boanerges," which means "sons of thunder."

  6. Jul 17, 2019 · James and John are affectionately nicknamed the “Sons of Thunder” by the Lord. It shows the true, almost playful affection that Our Lord had for these two Apostles, calling them by a...

  7. Oct 24, 2023 · Mary Oelerich-Meyer. Contributing Writer. Updated Oct 24, 2023. From the sound, one might think that "Sons of Thunder" is one of those armies in Old Testament times—maybe one whose warriors went undefeated in every battle. But the nickname "Sons of Thunder" belonged to two of the New Testament's most important men.

  8. Sep 24, 2021 · It is also probable that Salome, a woman listed among those who traveled with Jesus and one who brought spices to the tomb on the third day, was the mother of James and John (Mark 16:1;...

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