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11 Only [monos] Luke [Loukas] is [esti] with [meta] me. [emou] Take [analambano] Mark, [Markos] and bring him [ago] with [meta] thee: [seautou] for [gar] he is [esti] profitable [euchrestos] to me [moi] for [eis] the ministry. [diakonia] KJV-Interlinear
11 Only Luke is with me. Pick up Mark and bring him with you, for he is useful to me for service NASB Luke is mentioned here and in two other places in Pauls letters, Col. and Philem. Luke is the author of the Gospel of Luke, and Acts. Combined, those two books make him the writer of the majority of the New Testaments length. Whereas, Paul wrote most of the books, Luke wrote most of the content of the New Testament. Luke is called a physician, but beyond that description, there is nothing more mentioned concerning the nature of his practice. Luke was with Paul at Troas and Philippi during the second missionary journey, joined him again at the end of the third, and went with him to Jerusalem to face arrest and imprisonment. Luke accompanied Paul on the trip to Rome, was shipwrecked with him off the shores of Malta, ministered in Rome with him during his imprisonment, and comforted him to the last. Marks location is not mentioned, but he obviously must be somewhere along the way of Timothy's travel if he is to pick him up. Mark, who sometimes was called John, was a native of Jerusalem, and one of the first assembly's of new believers met in his home, Acts 12:12. He was chosen to go with Paul and Barnabas as they set out with others on the first missionary journey. But when they came to Perga, John [Mark] left them and returned to Jerusalem, Acts 13:13. Whatever Mark's reason for leaving, Paul did not think it was adequate or excusable. Years later, Paul and Barnabas set out again from Antioch and Barnabas wanted to give Mark a second chance, but Paul kept insisting that they should not take him along, who had deserted them in Pamphylia and had not gone with them. And there arose such a sharp disagreement that they separated from one another, and Barnabas took Mark with him and sailed away to Cyprus, Acts 15:36-39. We do not know when a change in Mark occurred with Barnabas, his older cousin, Col 4:10. From all New Testament accounts, Barnabas fully lived up to his name, which means "Son of Encouragement," Acts 4:36 and probably was a factor facilitating that change. By the time of Paul's imprisonment in Rome, perhaps twenty years after the two had parted company, Mark had proved himself not only to Barnabas but also to Paul. During that incarceration, the apostle asked the church at Colossae to welcome the now faithful Mark if he visited them, Col 4:10, and counted him among his devoted "fellow workers," Philem 24. Mark also spent time with Peter, 1 Peter 5:13. Mark also wrote the Gospel by his name. Eventually Paul asked Timothy to bring him [Mark], for he is 'useful to me for service,' (our current passage). Throughout a persons life, there will be those who will be close in friendship, those who will fade away and forgotten, and those who will float in and out of your life. And while people can be fickle and inconsistent, the Word of God always remains faithful and never changes. You will live your life guided by either the world or by doctrine. The one that you dedicate yourself to is the one that will rule you and determine your personal outcome in life. Today we celebrate Thanksgiving, and offer thanks and remembrance to God for all that we are and have. From my family to yours, I wish to offer our thanks to all who have supported this daily study over the years, and wish each one of you the very best Thanksgiving holiday.
Now is the time to post a prayer. End Of Lesson Study to show thyself approved (mature) unto God, a workman that needs not to be ashamed, rightly dividing (studying/discerning), the Word of truth. |
