Acts 15:37-38 Devotionals, Articles & Bible Study

³⁷Barnabas wanted to take John, also called Mark.

³⁸But Paul thought it best not to take him, because he had deserted them in Pamphylia and had not accompanied them in the work.

— Acts 15:37-38

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