Mark 3:15

Mark 3:15 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And to have power to heal sicknesses, and to cast out devils:
• English Standard Version (ESV)and have authority to cast out demons.
• New King James Version (NKJV)and to have power to heal sicknesses and to cast out demons:
• New Living Translation (NLT)giving them authority to cast out demons.

Context of Mark 3:15

13Jesus went up on a mountainside and called to him those he wanted, and they came to him. 14He appointed twelve that they might be with him and that he might send them out to preach and to have authority to drive out demons. 16These are the twelve he appointed: Simon (to whom he gave the name Peter), 17James son of Zebedee and his brother John (to them he gave the name Boanerges, which means “sons of thunder”),

Mark 3:15 word by word

καὶ ἔχειν ἐξουσίαν ἐκβάλλειν τὰ δαιμόνια.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• to haveἔχωechō · to have/beG2192
• powerἐξουσίαexousia · authorityG1849
• to healθεραπεύωtherapeuō · to serve/healG2323
• sicknessesὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• sicknessesνόσοςnosos · illnessG3554
• to cast outἐκβάλλωekballō · to expelG1544
• devilsδαιμόνιονdaimonion · demonG1140

Commentaries on Mark 3:15

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 15To 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.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 13-19Verses 13-19 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…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 13-21Verses 13-21 Christ calls whom he will; for his grace is his own. He had called the apostles to separate themselves from the crowd, and they came unto him. He now gave them power to heal sicknesses, and to cast out devils. May the Lord send forth more and more of those who have been with him, and have learned of him to preach his gospel, to be instruments in his blessed work. Those whose hearts are enlarged in the work of God, can easily bear with what is…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 14-15Jesus chose 12 men to represent Israel's 12 tribes and to announce that the kingdom of God had arrived. He called them apostles. The Greek word apostoloi refers to people sent on a special mission. Jesus chose them to travel with him and to be sent out (Greek apostellō) to preach and cast out demons. They represented Jesus and had his authority.Read the comment

Topics related to Mark 3:15

• Apostles
• Call
• Jesus, the Christ
• Miracles

In the dictionaries

• Blaspheme
• Ordain
• Peter
• Sermon on the mount
• Surname
• Thunder
• Virtue
• Whole
• Authority in Religion
• Jesus Christ

Commentaries on Mark 3

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings