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NASB | Mark 6:13 And they were casting out many demons and were anointing with oil many sick people and healing them. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Mark 6:13 And they were casting out many demons and were anointing with oil many who were sick, and healing them. |
Bible Question: Why did the disciples anoint sick people with oil? Was oil believed to have had any healing properties? |
Bible Answer: Hank: For the answer to this question I read and considered James 5:14-15. "God may heal directly, through medicine, or in answer to prayer, as here. The oil is a symbol of the presence of God (cf. Ps 23:5); it may also have been considered medicinal in James's day (cf. Luke 10:34), though hardly as being effective for all diseases. "Prayers of faith are answered not simply because they are prayed in faith but only if they are prayed in the will of God (1 John 5:14). God does not always think it best to heal (cf. 2 Cor 12:8). Here the healing is dependent on confession of sin" (p. 1863, Ryrie Study Bible, Moody, 1976, 1978). --JVH0212 |