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Only Luke is with me. Take Mark, and bring him with you, for he is useful to me for ministering.
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The Beauty of Reconciliation
Commentators are deeply moved by Paul's request for Mark. After a sharp disagreement years earlier that split a missionary team (Acts 15:37–39), Paul, now facing death, summons the very man he once rejected. Scholars describe this as a beautiful picture of forgiveness, showing that grace can heal past conflicts and restore broken relationships within the church.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Only Luke is with me. Luke, the author of the gospel which bears his name, and of the Acts of the Apostles. For a considerable part of Pau…
Only Luke is with me (Λουκας εστιν μονος μετ' εμου). Luke is with Paul now in Rome as during the first Roman imprisonment ([Refere…
19th Century
Anglican
Only Luke is with me.—The “writer” of the Third Gospel, the Gospel which, as has been stated above, was very possibly the…
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Baptist
That is one of the prettiest verses in the Bible, for you will remember that the Apostle Paul quarreled with Barnabas about this very Mark. John Ma…
“Only Luke is with me.” There is pathos in these words. Luke was probably the one who acted as the apostle’s secretary in the actual writing of thi…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Only Luke is with me The beloved physician, who wrote the Gospel that bears his name, and "the Acts of the Apostles"…
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The love of this world is often the cause of turning back from the truths and ways of Jesus Christ. Paul was guided by Divine inspiration, yet he s…
13th Century
Catholic
Paul asks for a visit from Timothy. This section can be broken down into three parts:
