Mark 3:16

The Twelve Apostles

15and to have authority to drive out demons.16These are the twelve He appointed: Simon (whom He named Peter),17James son of Zebedee and his brother John (whom He named Boanerges, meaning “Sons of Thunder”),

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Berean Standard Bible
These are the twelve He appointed: Simon (whom He named Peter),
American Standard Version (1901)
and Simon he surnamed Peter;
Bible in Basic English
To Simon he gave the second name of Peter;
Free Bible Version
These are the twelve he chose: Simon (whom he called Peter),
Geneva Bible 1599
And the first was Simon, and hee named Simon, Peter,
King James (Authorized) Version
And Simon he surnamed Peter;
One Unity Resource Bible
Simeon [Hearing], to whom he gave the name Peter [Rock];
Plain English Version
These are the names of those 12 men that Jesus picked out, – Simon. Jesus gave him another name. He called him Peter. – James and John. They were Zebedee’s sons, and they were loud men, so Jesus gave them another name. He called them Thunder men. – Andrew – Philip – Bartholomew – Matthew – Thomas – James. He was the son of Alfius. – Thadius – Simon. He used to be one of the mob that wanted to fight the Roman government bosses. – Judas Iscariot. Some time later he turned against Jesus.
Translation for Translators
These were the twelve men he appointed: Simon, to whom he gave the new name Peter; his younger brother Andrew;
Unlocked Literal Bible
Then he appointed the twelve: Simon, to whom he gave the name Peter;
Noah Webster Bible
And Simon he surnamed Peter.
World English Bible
Simon (to whom he gave the name Peter);
Young's Literal Translation
And he put on Simon the name Peter;