King James Version
Mark 3:15 in the King James Version says “And to have power to heal sicknesses, and to cast out devils:” — study this verse from Mark chapter 3 with commentary, cross-references, and original Greek word analysis.
“And to have power to heal sicknesses, and to cast out devils:”
Mark 3:15 · KJV
And he goeth up into a mountain, and calleth unto him whom he would: and they came unto him.
And he ordained twelve, that they should be with him, and that he might send them forth to preach,
And to have power to heal sicknesses, and to cast out devils:
And Simon he surnamed Peter;
And James the son of Zebedee, and John the brother of James; and he surnamed them Boanerges, which is, The sons of thunder:
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“And”
G2532and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
“to have”
G2192to hold (used in very various applications, literally or figuratively, direct or remote; such as possession; ability, contiuity, relation, or conditio
“power”
G1849privilege, i.e., (subjectively) force, capacity, competency, freedom, or (objectively) mastery (concretely, magistrate, superhuman, potentate, token o
“to heal”
G2323to wait upon menially, i.e., (figuratively) to adore (god), or (specially) to relieve (of disease)
“And”
G2532and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
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