Mark 3 · Verse 15

Mark 3:15

And to have power to heal sicknesses, and to cast out devils:
Mark 3:15, King James Version

Mark 3:15 in other translations

BSBand to have authority to drive out demons.
WEBand to have authority to heal sicknesses and to cast out demons:
ASVand to have authority to cast out demons:
YLTand to have power to heal the sicknesses, and to cast out the demons.
DARBYand to have power to heal diseases, and to cast out demons.
BBEAnd give them the power of driving out evil spirits:
WebsterAnd to have power to heal sicknesses, and to cast out demons.

What does Mark 3:15 mean?

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 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.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Mark 3:13-21

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…

Read the full comment on Mark 3:13-21 →

Mark 3:15 in the original Greek

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

καὶkaiandG2532
ἔχεινecheinto haveG2192
ἐξουσίανexousianauthorityG1849
θεραπεύεινtherapeueinto healG2323
τὰςtas<the>G3588
νόσουςnosousdiseasesG3554
καὶkaiandG2532
ἐκβάλλεινekballeinto cast outG1544
τὰta<the>G3588
δαιμόνια.daimoniademons.G1140

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Context

  • Mark 3:14

    And he ordained twelve, that they should be with him, and that he might send them forth to preach,

  • Mark 3:15

    And to have power to heal sicknesses, and to cast out devils:

  • Mark 3:16

    And Simon he surnamed Peter;

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Mark 3:15 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y que tuviesen potestad de sanar enfermedades, y de echar fuera demonios:
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		et pour avoir autorité de guérir les maladies et de chasser les démons;
German
Elberfelder 1871		und Gewalt zu haben, die Krankheiten zu heilen und die Dämonen auszutreiben.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Et dedit illis potestatem curandi infirmitates et ejiciendi dæmonia.