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Mark (Philemon 1:24)

마가 (빌레몬서 1:24)

Mark greets the recipients as a fellow worker in Philemon 1:24. This verse does not call him John called Mark of Acts. Colossians 4:10–11 say, “Aristarchus, my fellow prisoner, greets you, and Mark the cousin of Barnabas (concerning whom you received instructions, ‘if he comes to you, receive him’), and Jesus who is called Justus. These are my only fellow workers for God’s Kingdom who are of the circumcision”; for “the cousin of Barnabas” the Korean Revised Version reads 바나바의 생질. 2 Timothy 4:11 says, “Take Mark and bring him with you, for he is useful to me for service.” 1 Peter 5:13 says, “She who is in Babylon, chosen together with you, greets you. So does Mark, my son.”

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1PE 5:12–14, engwebp
¹²Through Silvanus, our faithful brother, as I consider him, I have written to you briefly, exhorting and testifying that this is the true grace of God in which you stand.
¹³She who is in Babylon, chosen together with you, greets you. So does Mark, my son.
¹⁴Greet one another with a kiss of love. Peace be to all of you who are in Christ Jesus. Amen.
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2TI 4:9–15, engwebp
⁹Be diligent to come to me soon,
¹⁰for Demas left me, having loved this present world, and went to Thessalonica; Crescens to Galatia; and Titus to Dalmatia.
¹¹Only Luke is with me. Take Mark and bring him with you, for he is useful to me for service.
¹²But I sent Tychicus to Ephesus.
¹³Bring the cloak that I left at Troas with Carpus when you come—and the books, especially the parchments.
¹⁴Alexander the coppersmith did much evil to me. The Lord will repay him according to his deeds.
¹⁵Beware of him, for he greatly opposed our words.
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COL 4:10–17, engwebp
¹⁰Aristarchus, my fellow prisoner, greets you, and Mark the cousin of Barnabas (concerning whom you received instructions, “if he comes to you, receive him”),
¹¹and Jesus who is called Justus. These are my only fellow workers for God’s Kingdom who are of the circumcision, men who have been a comfort to me.
¹²Epaphras, who is one of you, a servant of Christ, salutes you, always striving for you in his prayers, that you may stand perfect and complete in all the will of God.
¹³For I testify about him that he has great zeal for you, and for those in Laodicea, and for those in Hierapolis.
¹⁴Luke the beloved physician and Demas greet you.
¹⁵Greet the brothers who are in Laodicea, with Nymphas and the assembly that is in his house.
¹⁶When this letter has been read among you, cause it to be read also in the assembly of the Laodiceans, and that you also read the letter from Laodicea.
¹⁷Tell Archippus, “Take heed to the ministry which you have received in the Lord, that you fulfill it.”
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PHM 1:1, engwebp
¹Paul, a prisoner of Christ Jesus, and Timothy our brother, to Philemon, our beloved fellow worker,
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PHM 1:24, engwebp
²⁴as do Mark, Aristarchus, Demas, and Luke, my fellow workers.
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AI-assisted, human review pending, 2026-09-26

Machine comparison on 2026-10-07: the wording raised none of the 3 rules against the passages this entry cites. No person has read it.

Unresolved interpretation: Mark in Philemon and John called Mark in Acts

Philemon 1:24 calls Mark Paul’s fellow worker. Acts 15:37–39 says Barnabas wanted to take John called Mark and that he and Paul parted over the matter. Neither passage expressly equates the two.
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- ACT 15:36–41, engwebp
  ³⁶After some days Paul said to Barnabas, “Let’s return now and visit our brothers in every city in which we proclaimed the word of the Lord, to see how they are doing.”
  ³⁷Barnabas planned to take John, who was called Mark, with them also.
  ³⁸But Paul didn’t think that it was a good idea to take with them someone who had withdrawn from them in Pamphylia, and didn’t go with them to do the work.
  ³⁹Then the contention grew so sharp that they separated from each other. Barnabas took Mark with him and sailed away to Cyprus,
  ⁴⁰but Paul chose Silas and went out, being commended by the brothers to the grace of God.
  ⁴¹He went through Syria and Cilicia, strengthening the assemblies.
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- PHM 1:24, engwebp
  ²⁴as do Mark, Aristarchus, Demas, and Luke, my fellow workers.
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The two names may refer to one person, but Philemon 1:24 does not include the name John.
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- PHM 1:24, engwebp
  ²⁴as do Mark, Aristarchus, Demas, and Luke, my fellow workers.
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Colossians 4:10 names Mark the cousin of Barnabas (the Korean 생질) and says that the readers received instructions, “if he comes to you, receive him”; it too does not give the name John.
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- COL 4:10–17, engwebp
  ¹⁰Aristarchus, my fellow prisoner, greets you, and Mark the cousin of Barnabas (concerning whom you received instructions, “if he comes to you, receive him”),
  ¹¹and Jesus who is called Justus. These are my only fellow workers for God’s Kingdom who are of the circumcision, men who have been a comfort to me.
  ¹²Epaphras, who is one of you, a servant of Christ, salutes you, always striving for you in his prayers, that you may stand perfect and complete in all the will of God.
  ¹³For I testify about him that he has great zeal for you, and for those in Laodicea, and for those in Hierapolis.
  ¹⁴Luke the beloved physician and Demas greet you.
  ¹⁵Greet the brothers who are in Laodicea, with Nymphas and the assembly that is in his house.
  ¹⁶When this letter has been read among you, cause it to be read also in the assembly of the Laodiceans, and that you also read the letter from Laodicea.
  ¹⁷Tell Archippus, “Take heed to the ministry which you have received in the Lord, that you fulfill it.”
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Unresolved interpretation: Mark of 1 Peter 5:13

1 Peter 5:13 says, “She who is in Babylon, chosen together with you, greets you. So does Mark, my son.”
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- 1PE 5:12–14, engwebp
  ¹²Through Silvanus, our faithful brother, as I consider him, I have written to you briefly, exhorting and testifying that this is the true grace of God in which you stand.
  ¹³She who is in Babylon, chosen together with you, greets you. So does Mark, my son.
  ¹⁴Greet one another with a kiss of love. Peace be to all of you who are in Christ Jesus. Amen.
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Acts 12:12 speaks of “the house of Mary, the mother of John who was called Mark”.
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- ACT 12:12–17, engwebp
  ¹²Thinking about that, he came to the house of Mary, the mother of John who was called Mark, where many were gathered together and were praying.
  ¹³When Peter knocked at the door of the gate, a servant girl named Rhoda came to answer.
  ¹⁴When she recognized Peter’s voice, she didn’t open the gate for joy, but ran in and reported that Peter was standing in front of the gate.
  ¹⁵They said to her, “You are crazy!” But she insisted that it was so. They said, “It is his angel.”
  ¹⁶But Peter continued knocking. When they had opened, they saw him and were amazed.
  ¹⁷But he, beckoning to them with his hand to be silent, declared to them how the Lord had brought him out of the prison. He said, “Tell these things to James and to the brothers.” Then he departed and went to another place.
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Philemon 1:24 says, “as do Mark, Aristarchus, Demas, and Luke, my fellow workers.”
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- PHM 1:24, engwebp
  ²⁴as do Mark, Aristarchus, Demas, and Luke, my fellow workers.
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1 Peter 5:13 names “Mark, my son” and gives him no other name or title. Acts 12:12 speaks of “John who was called Mark”, and Philemon 1:24 names Mark among “my fellow workers”. Both editions write Mark (the Korean 마가) in all three verses. This collection keeps the Mark of Philemon 1:24 and John called Mark apart (the question philemon-mark-john-mark). The text does not say whether the Mark of 1 Peter 5:13 is either of them, or neither. This collection records 1 Peter 5:13 under the Mark of Philemon 1:24, by the name, and decides nothing.

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Mark (Philemon 1:24) — Fellow worker of — Paul

Evidence: Colossians 4:10–17, Philemon 1:1, Philemon 1:24
Took part in (2) — Greetings from Aristarchus, Mark, Epaphras, Luke and Demas, and the word for Archippus, The brief letter through Silvanus, and the greetings of her who is in Babylon and of Mark

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Colossians 4:10 Open that verse

Aristarchus, my fellow prisoner, greets you, and Mark the cousin of Barnabas (concerning whom you received instructions, “if he comes to you, receive him”),

2 Timothy 4:11 Open that verse

Only Luke is with me. Take Mark and bring him with you, for he is useful to me for service.

Philemon 1:24 Open that verse

as do Mark, Aristarchus, Demas, and Luke, my fellow workers.

1 Peter 5:13 Open that verse

She who is in Babylon, chosen together with you, greets you. So does Mark, my son.

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Entry: Mark (Philemon 1:24) (person-mark-philemon)
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Current wording: Mark greets the recipients as a fellow worker in Philemon 1:24. This verse does not call him John called Mark of Acts. Colossians 4:10–11 say, “Aristarchus, my fellow prisoner, greets you, and Mark the cousin of Barnabas (concerning whom you received instructions, ‘if he comes to you, receive him’), and Jesus who is called Justus. These are my only fellow workers for God’s Kingdom who are of the circumcision”; for “the cousin of Barnabas” the Korean Revised Version reads 바나바의 생질. 2 Timothy 4:11 says, “Take Mark and bring him with you, for he is useful to me for service.” 1 Peter 5:13 says, “She who is in Babylon, chosen together with you, greets you. So does Mark, my son.”
Cited evidence: 1PE 5:12–14, engwebp / 2TI 4:9–15, engwebp / COL 4:10–17, engwebp / PHM 1:1, engwebp / PHM 1:24, engwebp
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