Mark
John Mark, the Evangelist
Who was Mark?
- John, who is called Mark. His mother, Mary, opened her house in Jerusalem for prayer. Acts 12:12
- Cousin of Barnabas. He went with Barnabas and Paul, left them partway through the journey, and later returned to serve. Colossians 4:10; Acts 13:13; 2 Timothy 4:11
- According to Tradition, he wrote the Gospel of Mark from what Peter preached. Eusebius, Ecclesiastical History III, 39, 15
What the Bible says
Acts 12:12
And considering, he came to the house of Mary the mother of John, who was surnamed Mark, where many were gathered together and praying.
Colossians 4:10; Acts 13:13; 2 Timothy 4:11
Aristarchus, my fellow prisoner, saluteth you, and Mark, the cousin german of Barnabus, touching whom you have received commandments; if he come unto you, receive him:
Douay-Rheims Bible (Challoner revision), public domain.
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