She who is in Babylon,chosen togetherwith you, sends you greetings,and [so does] my son,Mark.
"I shall mentionRahaband Babylonamong those who knowMe; Behold,Philistiaand Tyrewith Ethiopia:'Thisonewas bornthere.'"
And when he realized[this], he wentto the houseof Mary,the motherof Johnwho was also calledMark,wheremanywere gathered togetherand were praying.
And Barnabasand Saulreturnedfrom Jerusalemwhen they had fulfilledtheir mission,taking alongwith [them] John,who was also calledMark.
Barnabaswantedto takeJohn,calledMark,alongwith them also.
And there occurredsuch a sharp disagreementthat they separatedfrom one another,and BarnabastookMarkwith him and sailed awayto Cyprus.
Aristarchus,my fellow prisoner,sends you his greetings;and [also] Barnabas'scousinMark(aboutwhomyou receivedinstructions;ifhe comesto you, welcomehim);
[as do] Mark,Aristarchus,Demas,Luke,my fellow workers.
The elderto the chosenladyand her children,whomI lovein truth;and not onlyI, but alsoallwho knowthe truth,
The childrenof your chosensistergreetyou.
and on her foreheada name[was] written,a mystery,"BABYLONTHE GREAT,THE MOTHEROF HARLOTSAND OF THE ABOMINATIONSOF THE EARTH."
And he criedout with a mightyvoice,saying,"Fallen,fallenis Babylonthe great!She has becomea dwelling placeof demonsand a prisonof everyuncleanspirit,and a prisonof everyuncleanand hatefulbird.
