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Mark 3

Mark 3:15

The Twelve Apostles · Mark 3:13–19
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Translations

Modern
…and to have authority to drive out demons.
Traditional
And to have power to heal sicknesses, and to cast out devils:
Literal
…and to have authority to cast out demons.
Latin
Et dedit illis potestatem curandi infirmitates et ejiciendi dæmonia.

Interlinear

Greek
English
…and to have authority to drive out demons.

Notes

Mark 3:14–15

Jesus 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.

Mark 3:13–19

The scene shifts to a mountain. Mark describes how Jesus called his disciples to come to him. This is similar to God's call to Old Testament prophets (Exodus 3:14–22; 1 Samuel 3:4–14; Jeremiah 1:5–19).

Events

Parallels

Matthew 10:1–4 Luke 6:12–16

Glossary

Apostle, Apostleship Bible, Manuscripts and Text of the (New Testament) Mark, Gospel of Miracle Peter, First Letter of Peter, the Apostle

Topics

Apostles: Commission of Apostles: Miraculous Power Given To Apostles: Selection of Call: To Special Religious Duty: Apostles Jesus, the Christ: Goes up Onto a Mountain, and Calls and Commissions Twelve Disciples (In Galilee) Miracles: Power to Work, Given the Disciples