Mark 3:17 Cross References - Goodspeed

¹⁷ James the son of Zebedee, and John, James's brother (he named them Boanerges, that is, Sons of Thunder),

¹⁹ He went on a little farther and saw James, the son of Zebedee, and his brother John; they too were in their boat putting their nets in order. ²⁰ He immediately called them. And they left their father Zebedee in the boat with the hired men and went off after him.

³⁷ He let no one go with him but Peter, James, and James's brother John.

² Six days after this Jesus took Peter, James, and John with him, and led them up on a high mountain, off by themselves. And his appearance underwent a change in their presence,

³⁵ And Zebedee's two sons, James and John, came up to him and said, "Master, we want you to do for us whatever we ask."

³³ And he took Peter, James, and John along with him, and he began to feel distress and dread,

² Simon Peter, Thomas called the Twin, Nathanael, of Cana in Galilee, the sons of Zebedee, and two other disciples of Jesus were all together.

²⁰ Peter turned and saw following them the disciple who was very dear to Jesus, who at the supper leaned back on Jesus' breast and said, "Master, who is it that is going to betray you?" ²¹ When Peter saw him, he said to Jesus, "But, Master, what about him?" ²² Jesus said to him, "If I wish him to wait till I come, what does it matter to you? You must follow me." ²³ So the story spread among the brothers that this disciple was not going to die. But Jesus did not tell him that he was not going to die; he said, "If I wish him to wait till I come, what does it matter to you?" ²⁴ It is this disciple who testifies to these things and who wrote them down, and we know that his testimony is true. ²⁵ There are many other things that Jesus did, so many in fact that if they were all written out, I do not suppose that the world itself would hold the books that would have to be written.

¹ About that time King Herod laid violent hands upon some who belonged to the church.

¹² For the message of God is a living and active force, sharper than any double-edged sword, piercing through soul and spirit, and joints and marrow, and keen in judging the thoughts and purposes of the mind.

¹¹ Then they said to me, "You must prophesy again about many peoples, nations, languages, and kings!"