Only Luke is with me. Take Mark and bring him with you, for he is profitable to me for the ministry.
I will heal their backslidings; I will love them freely; for My anger has turned away from him.
But many who are first shall be last; and the last shall be first.
So the last shall be first, and the first last, for many are called, but few are chosen.
And behold, there are last ones which will be first, and there are first ones which will be last.
And thinking about it, he came to the house of Mary the mother of John, whose last name was Mark; where many had gathered together to pray.
And Barnabas and Saul returned from Jerusalem when they had fulfilled the ministry, having taken with them John, whose last name was Mark.
And Barnabas determined to take with them John, he being called Mark.
Then there was sharp feeling, so as to separate them from each other. And taking Mark, Barnabas sailed to Cyprus.
And after he saw the vision, we immediately tried to go into Macedonia, gathering that the Lord had called us in order to preach the gospel to them.
Aristarchus my fellow prisoner greets you, and Mark, the cousin of Barnabas (regarding whom you received commandments; if he comes to you, receive him),
Luke, the beloved physician, and Demas, greet you.
This you know, that all those in Asia have turned away from me, of whom are Phygellus and Hermogenes.
Therefore if anyone purges himself from these, he shall be a vessel to honor, sanctified and useful to the Master, prepared for every good work.
and also Mark, Aristarchus, Demas, Luke, my fellow-laborers.
The fellow-elected in Babylon greet you; also Mark my son.