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Mark 3:15

And give them the power of driving out evil spirits:

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Apostles;   Call;   Jesus, the Christ;   Miracles;   Thompson Chain Reference - Disease;   Gift;   Healed, Disease;   Healing;   Health-Disease;  

Dictionaries:

- Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Apostle;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Jesus Christ;   Kingdom of God;   Legalism;   Worship;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Peter;   Sermon on the Mount;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Authority;   Disciples;   Exorcism;   Mark, the Gospel of;   Parables;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Exorcism;   God;   Satan;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Antichrist ;   Authority of Christ;   Church (2);   Disease;   Exorcism;   John (the Apostle);   Omnipotence;   Organization (2);   Premeditation;   Salvation;   Surname;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - New Testament;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Apostle;   Chief parables and miracles in the bible;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Pe'ter;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Authority in Religion;   Peter, the First Epistle of;   Power;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
and to have authority to drive out demons.
King James Version (1611)
And to haue power to heale sickenesses, and to cast out deuils.
King James Version
And to have power to heal sicknesses, and to cast out devils:
English Standard Version
and have authority to cast out demons.
New American Standard Bible
and to have authority to cast out the demons.
New Century Version
and to have the authority to force demons out of people.
Amplified Bible
and to have authority and power to cast out demons.
Legacy Standard Bible
and to have authority to cast out the demons.
Berean Standard Bible
and to have authority to drive out demons.
Contemporary English Version
and to force out demons.
Complete Jewish Bible
and to have authority to expel demons:
Darby Translation
and to have power [to heal diseases, and] to cast out demons.
Easy-to-Read Version
He also wanted them to have the power to force demons out of people.
Geneva Bible (1587)
And that they might haue power to heale sicknesses, and to cast out deuils.
George Lamsa Translation
And to have power to heal the sick, and cast out devils.
Good News Translation
and you will have authority to drive out demons."
Lexham English Bible
and to have authority to expel demons.
Literal Translation
and to have authority to heal diseases, and to cast out the demons.
American Standard Version
and to have authority to cast out demons:
Hebrew Names Version
and to have authority to heal sicknesses and to cast out demons:
International Standard Version
and to have the authority to drive out demons.
Etheridge Translation
and to have authority to heal diseases and to cast out devils.
Murdock Translation
and who would have power to heal the sick, and to cast out demons.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And that they myght haue power to heale sicknesses, and to cast out deuyls.
English Revised Version
and to have authority to cast out devils:
World English Bible
and to have authority to heal sicknesses and to cast out demons:
Wesley's New Testament (1755)
And to have power to heal diseases and to cast out devils.
Weymouth's New Testament
with authority to expel the demons.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And he yaf to hem pouwer to heele sijknessis, and to caste out feendis.
Update Bible Version
and to have authority to cast out demons.
Webster's Bible Translation
And to have power to heal sicknesses, and to cast out demons.
New English Translation
and to have authority to cast out demons.
New King James Version
and to have power to heal sicknesses and [fn] to cast out demons:
New Living Translation
giving them authority to cast out demons.
New Life Bible
They would have the right and the power to heal diseases and to put out demons.
New Revised Standard
and to have authority to cast out demons.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
and to have authority to cast out the demons;
Douay-Rheims Bible
And he gave them power to heal sicknesses, and to cast out devils.
Revised Standard Version
and have authority to cast out demons:
Tyndale New Testament (1525)
and that they might have power to heale syknesses and to cast out devyls.
Young's Literal Translation
and to have power to heal the sicknesses, and to cast out the demons.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
and that they might haue power to heale sicknesses, and to cast out deuyls.
Mace New Testament (1729)
with full power to heal diseases, and dispossess demons.
Simplified Cowboy Version
whip demons that were hurting people.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
and to have authority to cast out the demons.

Contextual Overview

13 And he went up into the mountain, and sent for those whom it was his pleasure to have with him: and they went to him. 14 And he took twelve to be with him, so that he might send them out as preachers, 15 And give them the power of driving out evil spirits: 16 To Simon he gave the second name of Peter; 17 And to James, the son of Zebedee, and John, the brother of James, he gave the second name of Boanerges, which is, 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 Zealot; 19 And Judas Iscariot, who was false to him. 20 And he went into a house. And the people came together again, so that they were not even able to take bread. 21 And when his friends had news of it, they went out to get him, saying, He is off his head.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Reciprocal: Matthew 10:1 - he gave

Cross-References

Genesis 3:1
Now the snake was wiser than any beast of the field which the Lord God had made. And he said to the woman, Has God truly said that you may not take of the fruit of any tree in the garden?
Genesis 3:3
But of the fruit of the tree in the middle of the garden, God has said, If you take of it or put your hands on it, death will come to you.
Genesis 3:4
And the snake said, Death will not certainly come to you:
Genesis 3:6
And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and a delight to the eyes, and to be desired to make one wise, she took of its fruit, and gave it to her husband.
Genesis 3:7
And their eyes were open and they were conscious that they had no clothing and they made themselves coats of leaves stitched together.
Genesis 3:8
And there came to them the sound of the Lord God walking in the garden in the evening wind: and the man and his wife went to a secret place among the trees of the garden, away from the eyes of the Lord God.
Genesis 3:10
And he said, Hearing your voice in the garden I was full of fear, because I was without clothing: and I kept myself from your eyes.
Genesis 3:13
And the Lord God said to the woman, What have you done? And the woman said, I was tricked by the deceit of the snake and I took it.
Genesis 3:14
And the Lord God said to the snake, Because you have done this you are cursed more than all cattle and every beast of the field; you will go flat on the earth, and dust will be your food all the days of your life:
Genesis 3:15
And there will be war between you and the woman and between your seed and her seed: by him will your head be crushed and by you his foot will be wounded.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And to have power to heal sicknesses,.... All manner of corporeal diseases that attend men and women:

and to cast out devils; from such who were possessed with them: that is, he chose and appointed them to be his apostles, with a view of conferring such powers upon them hereafter; for as yet, they were not vested with them, nor sent out to exercise them; no, not till near twelve months after.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

For an account of the appointment of the apostles, see the notes at Matthew 10:1-4.

And calleth unto him whom he would - Those whom he chose; whom he was about to appoint to the apostleship. See the notes at John 15:16.

Mark 3:14

He ordained twelve - The word rendered “ordained” here does not express our notion of ordination to the ministry. It means, literally, “he made” - that is, he “appointed” twelve to be with him.

Twelve - The reason why “twelve” were chosen was, probably, that such a number would be deemed competent witnesses of what they saw; that they could not be easily charged with being excited by sympathy, or being deluded, as a multitude might; and that, being destined to go into all the world, a considerable number seemed indispensable. Perhaps, also, there was some reference to the fact that “twelve” was the number of the twelve tribes of Israel.

Mark 3:17

Boanerges - This word is made up of two Hebrew words signifying “sons of thunder,” meaning that they, on some accounts, “resembled” thunder. See the notes at Matthew 1:1. It is not known why this name was given to James and John. They are nowhere else called by it. Some suppose it was because they wished to call down fire from heaven and consume a certain village of the Samaritans, Luke 9:54. It is, however, more probable that it was on account of something fervid, and glowing, and powerful in their genius and eloquence.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Mark 3:15. To have power to heal - and to cast out devils — The business of a minister of Christ is,

1st. To preach the Gospel.

2dly. To be the physician of souls. And,

3dly. To wage war with the devil, and destroy his kingdom.


 
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