Mark 3:15

Douay-Rheims Bible

And he gave them power to heal sicknesses, and to cast out devils.

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.

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;

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 going up into a mountain, he called unto him whom he would himself: and they came to him. ¹⁴ And he made that twelve should be with him, and that he might send them to preach. ¹⁵ And he gave them power to heal sicknesses, and to cast out devils. ¹⁶ And to Simon he gave the name Peter: ¹⁷ And James the son of Zebedee, and John the brother of James; and he named them Boanerges, which is, The sons of thunder. ¹⁸ And Andrew and Philip, and Bartholomew and Matthew, and Thomas and James of Alpheus, and Thaddeus and Simon the Cananean: ¹⁹ And Judas Iscariot, who also betrayed him. ²⁰ And they come to a house, and the multitude cometh together again, so that they could not so much as eat bread. ²¹ And when his friends had heard of it, they went out to lay hold on him. For they said: He is become mad.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Reciprocal: Matthew 10:1 - he gave

Cross-References

Genesis 3:1
Now the serpent was more subtle than any of the beasts of the earth which the Lord God had made. And he said to the woman: Why hath God commanded you, that you should not eat of every tree of paradise?

Genesis 3:3
But of the fruit of the tree which is in the midst of paradise, God hath commanded us that we should not eat; and that we should not touch it, lest perhaps we die.

Genesis 3:4
And the serpent said to the woman: No, you shall not die the death.

Genesis 3:6
And the woman saw that the tree was good to eat, and fair to the eyes, and delightful to behold: and she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat, and gave to her husband, who did eat.

Genesis 3:7
And the eyes of them both were opened: and when they perceived themselves to be naked, they sewed together fig leaves, and made themselves aprons.

Genesis 3:8
And when they heard the voice of the Lord God walking in paradise at the afternoon air, Adam and his wife hid themselves from the face of the Lord God, amidst the trees of paradise.

Genesis 3:10
And he said: I heard thy voice in paradise; and I was afraid, because I was naked, and I hid myself.

Genesis 3:13
And the Lord God said to the woman: Why hast thou done this? And she answered: The serpent deceived me, and I did eat.

Genesis 3:14
And the Lord God said to the serpent: Because thou hast done this thing, thou art cursed among all cattle, and beasts of the earth: upon thy breast shalt thou go, and earth shalt thou eat all the days of thy life.

Genesis 3:15
I will put enmities between thee and the woman, and thy seed and her seed: she shall crush thy head, and thou shalt lie in wait for her heel.

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.