Mark 3:15

15 and to have authority to throw out demons.

Mark 3:15 Meaning and Commentary

Mark 3:15

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.

Mark 3:15 In-Context

13 Jesus went up on a mountain and called those he wanted, and they came to him.
14 He appointed twelve and called them apostles. He appointed them to be with him, to be sent out to preach,
15 and to have authority to throw out demons.
16 He appointed twelve: Peter, a name he gave Simon;
17 James and John, Zebedee's sons, whom he nicknamed Boanerges, which means "sons of Thunder";
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