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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: Olive oil was the medicine of the time. To anoint with one was applying the best medicine known, BUT applying it in a "faith" context. Applying it with a prayer for God to bring the needed healing. Sometimes God's answer to our prayer for healing is seeing that the patient obtains the best professionally trained medicial care available. |