Mark 3:15

15 and give them authority to banish 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 He climbed a mountain and invited those he wanted with him. They climbed together.

14 He settled on twelve, and designated them apostles. The plan was that they would be with him, and he would send them out to proclaim the Word

15 and give them authority to banish demons.

16 These are the Twelve: Simon (Jesus later named him Peter, meaning "Rock"),

17 James, son of Zebedee, John, brother of James (Jesus nicknamed the Zebedee brothers Boanerges, meaning "Sons of Thunder"),