Mark 3:15

Bishop's Bible

And that they myght haue power to heale sicknesses, and to cast out deuyls.

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:

Bible in Basic English
And give them the power of driving out evil spirits:

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.

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 vp into a mountayne, & called vnto him whom he woulde: and they came vnto hym. ¹⁴ And he ordeyned twelue, that they shoulde be with him, and that he might sende them foorth to preache, ¹⁵ And that they myght haue power to heale sicknesses, and to cast out deuyls. ¹⁶ And he gaue vnto Simon to name, Peter. ¹⁷ And he called Iames [the sonne] of Zebedee, and Iohn, Iames brother (and gaue them to name Boanarges, which is to say, the sonnes of thunder.) ¹⁸ And Andrewe, and Philip, and Bartholomewe, and Matthewe, and Thomas, and Iames the sonne of Alphee, and Thaddeus, and Simon Cananite, ¹⁹ And Iudas Iscariot, which also betrayed hym. And they came into the house: ²⁰ And the people assembled together agayne, so that they had no leysure so much as to eate bread. ²¹ And when they that belonged vnto hym, hearde of it, they went out to laye handes vpon hym: For they sayde, he is madde.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Reciprocal: Matthew 10:1 - he gave

Cross-References

Genesis 3:1
And the serpent was suttiller then euery beast of the fielde which ye lord God hadde made, and he sayde vnto the woman: yea, hath God saide, ye shall not eate of euery tree of the garden?

Genesis 3:3
But as for the fruite of the tree which is in the myddes of the garden, God hath sayde, ye shall not eate of it, neither shal ye touche of it, lest peraduenture ye dye.

Genesis 3:4
And the serpent sayde vnto the woman: ye shall not dye the death.

Genesis 3:6
And so the woman, seing that the same tree was good to eate of, and pleasaunt to the eyes, and a tree to be desired to make one wise, toke of the fruite therof, and dyd eate, and gaue also vnto her husbande beyng with her, and he dyd eate.

Genesis 3:7
Then the eyes of them both were opened, and they knewe that they were naked, and they sowed fygge leaues together, & made them selues apernes.

Genesis 3:8
And they heard the voyce of the Lord God, walkyng in the garden in ye coole of the day: and Adam and his wyfe hyd themselues from the presence of the lord God amongst ye trees of the garden.

Genesis 3:10
Which sayde: I hearde thy voyce in the garden, and was afrayde because I was naked, and hyd my selfe.

Genesis 3:13
And the Lord God sayd vnto the woman: Why hast thou done this? And the woman sayde: the serpent begyled me, and I dyd eate.

Genesis 3:14
And the lord god said vnto ye serpent: Because thou hast done this, thou art cursed aboue all cattel, and aboue euery beast of the fielde: vpon thy belly shalt thou go, and dust shalt thou eate all the dayes of thy lyfe.

Genesis 3:15
I wyll also put enmitie betweene thee & the woman, betweene thy seede and her seede: and it shall treade downe thy head, and thou shalt treade vpon his heele.

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.