Mark 3:15

and to have authority to heal sicknesses and to cast out demons:

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WEBBE

and to have authority to heal sicknesses and to cast out demons:

BSB

and to have authority to drive out demons.

KJV

And to have power to heal sicknesses, and to cast out devils:

ASV

and to have authority to cast out demons:

BBE

And give them the power of driving out evil spirits:

Original Greek

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καὶ kai and G2532 ἔχειν echein to have G2192 ἐξουσίαν exousian authority G1849 θεραπεύειν therapeuein to heal G2323 τὰς tas (the) G3588 νόσους nosous diseases G3554 καὶ kai and G2532 ἐκβάλλειν ekballein to cast out G1544 τὰ ta (the) G3588 δαιμόνια daimonia demons G1140

The early church

(ubi sup.) For as a sacrament of this the children of Israel once used to encamp about the Tabernacle, so that on each of the four sides of the square three tribes were stationed. Now three times four are twelve, and in three bands of four the Apostles were sent to preach, that through the four quarters of the whole world they might baptize the nations in the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost. It goes on: And he gave them power, &c. That is, in order that the greatness of their deeds might bear witness to the greatness of their heavenly promises, and that they, who preached unheard-of things, might do unheard-of actions.
Bede · d. 735Catena Aurea (Aquinas, 1274)

Commentary

Matthew Henry · Verses 13–21

Christ calls whom he will; for his grace is his own. He had called the apostles to separate themselves from the crowd, and they came unto him. He now gave them power to heal sicknesses, and to cast out devils. May the Lord send forth more and more of those who have been with him, and have learned of him to preach his gospel, to be instruments in his blessed work. Those whose hearts are enlarged in the work of God, can easily bear with what is inconvenient to themselves, and will rather lose a meal than an opportunity of doing good. Those who go on with zeal in the work of God, must expect hinderances, both from the hatred of enemies, and mistaken affections of friends, and need to guard against both.

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Cross-references: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Hebrew and Greek data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. Library: sources.