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Etheridge Translation

Mark 3:15

and to have authority to heal diseases and to cast out devils.

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:
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.
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 ascended a mountain, and called those whom he willed; and they came to him. 14 And he chose twelve to be with him, and to send them to preach, 15 and to have authority to heal diseases and to cast out devils. 16 And he named to Shemun the name of Kipha; 17 and upon Jacub bar Zabdai, and Juchanon the brother of Jacub, he set the name of B'nai-regesh, which is, (B'nai-râmo,) Sons of thunder. 18 And Andreas, and Philipos, and Bar-Thulmai, and Mathai, and Thoma, and Jacub bar Chalphai, and Thadai, and Shemun the Zealous, 19 and Jihuda S'carjuta,-he who betrayed him. 20 And they came to the house: and the assemblies gathered again, so that they could not eat bread. 21 And his relatives heard, and came forth to take him; for they said, He hath gone out of himself.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Reciprocal: Matthew 10:1 - he gave

Cross-References

Matthew 1:23
Behold, a virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth the son, and they shall call his name Amanuel; which is interpreted, With us (is) our Aloha.
Matthew 1:25
and knew her not until she had given birth to her son, the firstborn; and she called his name Jeshu.
Matthew 3:7
But when he saw many of the Pharishee and Zodukoyee coming to be baptized, he said to them, Generation of vipers, who hath showed you to escape from the wrath that cometh?
Matthew 12:34
Brood of vipers ! how can you speak good who are evil? For from the abundancies of the heart the mouth speaketh.
Matthew 13:38
The field is the world. Now, the good seed are the sons of the kingdom, but the zizania are the sons of the evil one.
Matthew 23:33
Serpents, birth of vipers ! how will you escape from the judgment of gihana ?
Mark 16:18
and serpents they shalt take up; and if the poison of death they drink, it shall not hurt them; and their hands shall they lay upon the sick, and they shall be healed.
Luke 1:76
And thou, child, the Prophet of the Most High Shalt thou be called; For thou shalt go before the face of the Lord, And thou shalt prepare his way;
Luke 10:19
Behold, I give you power to tread upon serpents and scorpions, and all the strength of the enemy, and nothing shall hurt you.
Luke 22:53
Every day with you have I been in the temple, and you did not stretch forth upon me (your) hands; but this is your hour and the power of darkness.

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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