Mark 3:15

15 and to have authority ^[a] to drive 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 Then Jesus went up on the mountain and called for those He wanted, and they came to Him.

14 He appointed twelve of them, whom He designated as apostles, to accompany Him, to be sent out to preach,

15 and to have authority to drive out demons.

16 These are the twelve He appointed: Simon (whom He named Peter),

17 James son of Zebedee and his brother John (whom He named Boanerges, meaning “Sons of Thunder”),

Footnotes

• [a]. BYZ and TR include to heal sicknesses, and