# Mark 3.17-18 **Book:** [Mark](/codex/mark/) · NASB95 ## Immediate context (±2 verses) **ASV** ([ASV](/codex/asv/)) > 15. and to have authority to cast out demons: 16. and Simon he surnamed Peter; > > **17. and James the son of Zebedee, and John the brother of James; and them he surnamed Boanerges, which is, Sons of thunder: 18. and Andrew, and Philip, and Bartholomew, and Matthew, and Thomas, and James the son of Alphæus, and Thaddæus, and Simon the Cananæan,** > > 19. and Judas Iscariot, who also betrayed him. And he cometh into a house. 20. And the multitude cometh together again, so that they could not so much as eat bread. (Mark 3:15-20, ASV) **WEB** ([WEB](/codex/web/)) > 15. and to have authority to heal sicknesses and to cast out demons: 16. Simon, to whom he gave the name Peter; > > **17. James the son of Zebedee; John, the brother of James, and he called them Boanerges, which means, Sons of Thunder; 18. Andrew; Philip; Bartholomew; Matthew; Thomas; James, the son of Alphaeus; Thaddaeus; Simon the Zealot;** > > 19. and Judas Iscariot, who also betrayed him. He came into a house. 20. The multitude came together again, so that they could not so much as eat bread. (Mark 3:15-20, WEB) **KJV** ([KJV](/codex/kjv/)) > 15. And to have power to heal sicknesses, and to cast out devils: 16. And Simon he surnamed Peter; > > **17. And James the son of Zebedee, and John the brother of James; and he surnamed them Boanerges, which is, The sons of thunder: 18. And Andrew, and Philip, and Bartholomew, and Matthew, and Thomas, and James the son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus, and Simon the Canaanite,** > > 19. And Judas Iscariot, which also betrayed him: and they went into an house. into: or, home 20. And the multitude cometh together again, so that they could not so much as eat bread. (Mark 3:15-20, KJV) **YLT** ([YLT](/codex/ylt/)) > 15. and to have power to heal the sicknesses, and to cast out the demons. 16. And he put on Simon the name Peter; > > **17. and James of Zebedee, and John the brother of James, and he put on them names, Boanerges, that is, 'Sons of thunder;' 18. and Andrew, and Philip, and Bartholomew, and Matthew, and Thomas, and James of Alpheus, and Thaddeus, and Simon the Cananite,** > > 19. and Judas Iscariot, who did also deliver him up; and they come into a house. 20. And come together again doth a multitude, so that they are not able even to eat bread; (Mark 3:15-20, YLT) ## Setting - **Speaker:** _TBD_ - **Audience:** _TBD_ - **Location:** _TBD_ - **Time period:** _TBD_ ## Theological reading _Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added._ ## Key words _Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word._ - None of the words in this verse has its own lexicon entry yet. ## Quoted in **Arguments and defeaters:** - [Gospel Name Frequencies Argument](/codex/gospel-name-frequencies-argument/) - [Jesus Had a Twin Objection Defeater](/codex/jesus-had-a-twin-objection-defeater/), via [Mark 3.18](/codex/mark-3-18/) - [Matthean Authorship of the First Gospel](/codex/matthean-authorship-of-the-first-gospel/), via [Mark 3.18](/codex/mark-3-18/) **People:** - [Andrew the Apostle](/codex/andrew-the-apostle/), via [Mark 3.18](/codex/mark-3-18/) - [Bartholomew the Apostle](/codex/bartholomew-the-apostle/), via [Mark 3.18](/codex/mark-3-18/) - [James the Greater](/codex/james-the-greater/), via [Mark 3.17](/codex/mark-3-17/) - [James the Lesser](/codex/james-the-lesser/), via [Mark 3.18](/codex/mark-3-18/) - [John the Apostle](/codex/john-the-apostle/), via [Mark 3.17](/codex/mark-3-17/) - [Jude Thaddaeus](/codex/jude-thaddaeus/), via [Mark 3.18](/codex/mark-3-18/) - [Matthew the Apostle](/codex/matthew-the-apostle/), via [Mark 3.18](/codex/mark-3-18/) - [Philip the Apostle](/codex/philip-the-apostle/), via [Mark 3.18](/codex/mark-3-18/) - [Simon the Zealot](/codex/simon-the-zealot/), via [Mark 3.18](/codex/mark-3-18/) - [Thomas the Apostle](/codex/thomas-the-apostle/), via [Mark 3.18](/codex/mark-3-18/) **Lexicon:** - [G5207 - huios](/codex/g5207-huios/), via [Mark 3.17](/codex/mark-3-17/) ## Notes _Your annotations._ ## Why these four translations ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the **most literal English translations available** (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the **public domain in the United States**, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance. The four: - **[ASV](/codex/asv/)** (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition. - **[WEB](/codex/web/)** (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English. - **[KJV](/codex/kjv/)** (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base. - **[YLT](/codex/ylt/)** (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff. See [Bibles](/codex/bibles/) for the full per-translation history, translators, textual basis, strengths, and weaknesses.