Mark 6:13
New International Version
They drove out many demons and anointed many sick people with oil and healed them.

New Living Translation
And they cast out many demons and healed many sick people, anointing them with olive oil.

English Standard Version
And they cast out many demons and anointed with oil many who were sick and healed them.

Berean Standard Bible
They also drove out many demons and healed many of the sick, anointing them with oil.

Berean Literal Bible
And they were casting out many demons, and were anointing many sick with oil, and healing them.

King James Bible
And they cast out many devils, and anointed with oil many that were sick, and healed them.

New King James Version
And they cast out many demons, and anointed with oil many who were sick, and healed them.

New American Standard Bible
And they were casting out many demons and were anointing with oil many sick people and healing them.

NASB 1995
And they were casting out many demons and were anointing with oil many sick people and healing them.

NASB 1977
And they were casting out many demons and were anointing with oil many sick people and healing them.

Legacy Standard Bible
And they were casting out many demons and were anointing with oil many sick people and healing them.

Amplified Bible
And they were casting out many demons and were anointing with oil many who were sick, and healing them.

Christian Standard Bible
They drove out many demons, anointed many sick people with oil and healed them.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
And they were driving out many demons, anointing many sick people with olive oil, and healing them.

American Standard Version
And they cast out many demons, and anointed with oil many that were sick, and healed them.

Contemporary English Version
They forced out many demons and healed a lot of sick people by putting olive oil on them.

English Revised Version
And they cast out many devils, and anointed with oil many that were sick, and healed them.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
They also forced many demons out of people and poured oil on many who were sick to cure them.

Good News Translation
They drove out many demons, and rubbed olive oil on many sick people and healed them.

International Standard Version
They also kept driving out many demons and anointing with oil many who were sick, and healing them.

Majority Standard Bible
They also drove out many demons and healed many of the sick, anointing them with oil.

NET Bible
They cast out many demons and anointed many sick people with oil and healed them.

New Heart English Bible
They cast out many demons, and anointed many with oil who were sick, and healed them.

Webster's Bible Translation
And they cast out many demons, and anointed with oil many that were sick, and healed them.

Weymouth New Testament
Many demons they expelled, and many invalids they anointed with oil and cured.

World English Bible
They cast out many demons, and anointed many with oil who were sick and healed them.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
and they were casting out many demons, and they were anointing many sick with oil, and they were healing [them].

Berean Literal Bible
And they were casting out many demons, and were anointing many sick with oil, and healing them.

Young's Literal Translation
and many demons they were casting out, and they were anointing with oil many infirm, and they were healing them.

Smith's Literal Translation
And they cast out many demons, and anointed many sick with oil, and they were cured.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
And they cast out many devils, and anointed with oil many that were sick, and healed them.

Catholic Public Domain Version
And they cast out many demons, and they anointed many of the sick with oil and healed them.

New American Bible
They drove out many demons, and they anointed with oil many who were sick and cured them.

New Revised Standard Version
They cast out many demons, and anointed with oil many who were sick and cured them.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
And they cast out many demons, and anointed with oil many who were sick, and they were healed.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
And they were casting out many evil spirits, and they were anointing the many sick with oil and they were healing them.
NT Translations
Anderson New Testament
and they cast out many demons, and anointed with oil many that were sick, and cured them.

Godbey New Testament
and they cast out many demons; and anointed many sick with oil, and healed them.

Haweis New Testament
And they cast out many devils, and anointed with oil many sick persons, and cured them.

Mace New Testament
they dispossess'd a great number of demons, many, that were sick, they anointed with oil, and restor'd their health.

Weymouth New Testament
Many demons they expelled, and many invalids they anointed with oil and cured.

Worrell New Testament
And they were casting out many demons, and were anointing with oil many sick people, and were healing them.

Worsley New Testament
And they cast out many demons, and anointed with oil many that were sick, and healed them.

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
The Ministry of the Twelve
12So they set out and preached that the people should repent. 13 They also drove out many demons and healed many of the sick, anointing them with oil. 14Now King Herod heard about this, for Jesus’ name had become well known, and people were saying, “John the Baptist has risen from the dead! That is why miraculous powers are at work in him.”…

Cross References
James 5:14-15
Is any one of you sick? He should call the elders of the church to pray over him and anoint him with oil in the name of the Lord. / And the prayer offered in faith will restore the one who is sick. The Lord will raise him up. If he has sinned, he will be forgiven.

Matthew 10:1
And calling His twelve disciples to Him, Jesus gave them authority over unclean spirits, so that they could drive them out and heal every disease and sickness.

Luke 9:1-2
Then Jesus called the Twelve together and gave them power and authority over all demons, and power to cure diseases. / And He sent them out to proclaim the kingdom of God and to heal the sick.

Acts 19:11-12
God did extraordinary miracles through the hands of Paul, / so that even handkerchiefs and aprons that had touched him were taken to the sick, and the diseases and evil spirits left them.

Matthew 10:8
Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse the lepers, drive out demons. Freely you have received; freely give.

Luke 10:17
The seventy-two returned with joy and said, “Lord, even the demons submit to us in Your name.”

Acts 5:16
Crowds also gathered from the towns around Jerusalem, bringing the sick and those tormented by unclean spirits, and all of them were healed.

Matthew 9:35
Jesus went through all the towns and villages, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every disease and sickness.

Luke 4:40
At sunset, all who were ill with various diseases were brought to Jesus, and laying His hands on each one, He healed them.

Acts 8:7
With loud shrieks, unclean spirits came out of many who were possessed, and many of the paralyzed and lame were healed.

1 Samuel 16:13
So Samuel took the horn of oil and anointed him in the presence of his brothers, and the Spirit of the LORD rushed upon David from that day forward. Then Samuel set out and went to Ramah.

2 Kings 4:41
Then Elisha said, “Get some flour.” He threw it into the pot and said, “Pour it out for the people to eat.” And there was nothing harmful in the pot.

2 Kings 5:14
So Naaman went down and dipped himself in the Jordan seven times, according to the word of the man of God, and his flesh was restored and became like that of a little child, and he was clean.

Isaiah 61:1
The Spirit of the Lord GOD is on Me, because the LORD has anointed Me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent Me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives and freedom to the prisoners,

Exodus 30:25
Prepare from these a sacred anointing oil, a fragrant blend, the work of a perfumer; it will be a sacred anointing oil.


Treasury of Scripture

And they cast out many devils, and anointed with oil many that were sick, and healed them.

cast.

Mark 6:7
And he called unto him the twelve, and began to send them forth by two and two; and gave them power over unclean spirits;

Luke 10:17
And the seventy returned again with joy, saying, Lord, even the devils are subject unto us through thy name.

anointed.

James 5:14,15
Is any sick among you? let him call for the elders of the church; and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord: …

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Mark 6
1. Jesus is a prophet without honor in his own country.
7. He gives the twelve power over unclean spirits.
14. Various opinions of Jesus.
16. John the Baptist is imprisoned, beheaded, and buried.
30. The apostles return from preaching.
34. The miracle of five loaves and two fishes.
45. Jesus walks on the sea;
53. and heals all who touch him.














They drove out many demons
The phrase "They drove out many demons" highlights the authority and power given to the disciples by Jesus. The Greek word for "drove out" is "ekballō," which means to expel or cast out with force. This action signifies the spiritual authority over evil that Jesus imparted to His followers. In the historical context of the New Testament, demon possession was a recognized affliction, and the ability to cast out demons was a sign of divine authority. This act of driving out demons demonstrated the in-breaking of God's kingdom, where the forces of darkness were being overthrown by the light of Christ.

and anointed many of the sick with oil
The use of oil in "anointed many of the sick with oil" has deep roots in both Jewish and early Christian practices. The Greek word for "anointed" is "aleiphō," which means to rub or smear with oil. In the Old Testament, anointing with oil was a common practice for consecrating priests and kings, symbolizing the Holy Spirit's presence and blessing. In the New Testament context, oil was used for medicinal purposes and as a symbol of healing and the Holy Spirit's work. The act of anointing the sick with oil by the disciples was a tangible expression of God's healing power and mercy, aligning with the compassionate ministry of Jesus.

and healed them
The phrase "and healed them" underscores the miraculous power of God working through the disciples. The Greek word for "healed" is "therapeuō," which means to serve, cure, or restore to health. This healing was not merely physical but also spiritual, as it pointed to the ultimate restoration found in Christ. In the historical context, healing was a sign of the Messiah's arrival, fulfilling prophecies such as those found in Isaiah. The disciples' ability to heal the sick was a testament to the authority and mission given to them by Jesus, showcasing the transformative power of the Gospel and the compassion of God for His people.

(13) Anointed with oil.--St. Mark is the only Evangelist who mentions this as the common practice of the disciples, but we learn from James 5:14 that it was afterwards in use, at least, in the churches of Jerusalem and other Jewish communities. It was partly analogous to our Lord's treatment of the blind and deaf (Mark 7:33; Mark 8:23; John 9:6), i.e., it was an outward sign showing the wish to heal, and therefore a help to faith; but as the use of oil was more distinctly that of an agent recognised as remedial in the popular therapeutics of the time, it had also the character of uniting (and devout minds have since so regarded it) the use of natural outward means of healing with prayer for the divine blessing. It need scarcely be said that it had not the slightest affinity with the mediaeval so-called sacrament of extreme unction, which, though it may still retain, in theory, a partial secondary connection with the cure of the diseases of the body, is practically never administered till all hope of cure is abandoned. The development of the latter aspect of the usage was obviously the after-growth of a later time, when the miraculous gift of healing was withdrawn, and when it became necessary to devise a theory for the retention of the practice.

Verse 13. - And anointed with oil many that were sick, and healed them. It is hardly possible to separate this from the reference to the use of oil for the sick, in James 5:14. Unction was employed extensively in ancient times for medicinal purposes. It is recorded of Herod the Great by Josephus ('Antiq.,' 17:6, 5) that in one of his sicknesses he was "immersed in a bath full of oil," from which he is said to have derived much benefit. The apostles used it, no doubt not only on account of its supposed remedial virtues, but also as an outward and visible sign that the healing was effected by their instrumentality in the name of Christ, and perhaps also because the oil itself was significant of God's mercy, of spiritual comfort and joy" the oil of gladness." Neither this passage nor that in St. James can properly be adduced to support the ceremony of "extreme unction;" for in both these cases the result was that the sick were restored to health. The so-called sacrament of" extreme unction "is administered immediately before death, when the sick person is in articulo morris.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Greek
They also drove out
ἐξέβαλλον (exeballon)
Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural
Strong's 1544: To throw (cast, put) out; I banish; I bring forth, produce. From ek and ballo; to eject.

many
πολλὰ (polla)
Adjective - Accusative Neuter Plural
Strong's 4183: Much, many; often.

demons
δαιμόνια (daimonia)
Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural
Strong's 1140: An evil-spirit, demon; a heathen deity. Neuter of a derivative of daimon; a d?Monic being; by extension a deity.

and
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely.

healed
ἐθεράπευον (etherapeuon)
Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural
Strong's 2323: From the same as therapon; to wait upon menially, i.e. to adore, or to relieve.

many
πολλοὺς (pollous)
Adjective - Accusative Masculine Plural
Strong's 4183: Much, many; often.

of the sick,
ἀρρώστους (arrōstous)
Adjective - Accusative Masculine Plural
Strong's 732: Infirm, sick, ill, feeble, sickly. Infirm.

anointing [them]
ἤλειφον (ēleiphon)
Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural
Strong's 218: To anoint: festivally, in homage, medicinally, or in anointing the dead. To oil.

with oil.
ἐλαίῳ (elaiō)
Noun - Dative Neuter Singular
Strong's 1637: Olive oil, oil. Neuter of the same as elaia; olive oil.


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