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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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2 Timothy

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

On 2 Timothy 4:11

18th Century

Theologian

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…

AT Robertson

AT Robertson

On 2 Timothy 4:11

Only Luke is with me (Λουκας εστιν μονος μετ' εμου). Luke is with Paul now in Rome as during the first Roman imprisonment ([Refere…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

On 2 Timothy 4:11

19th Century

Bishop

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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Charles Spurgeon

Charles Spurgeon

On 2 Timothy 4:11

19th Century

Preacher

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…

Expositor's Bible Commentary

Expositor's Bible Commentary

On 2 Timothy 4:11

“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…

John Gill

John Gill

On 2 Timothy 4:11

17th Century

Pastor

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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Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

On 2 Timothy 4:9–13

17th Century

Minister

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…