¹³ Your sister church^[a] in Babylon, chosen together with you, sends you greetings, and so does my son Mark.

¹² As soon as he realized this, he went to the house of Mary, the mother of John whose other name was Mark, where many had gathered and were praying.^(A)

²⁵ Then after completing their mission Barnabas and Saul returned to^[a] Jerusalem and brought with them John, whose other name was Mark.^(A)

² He called out with a mighty voice,

⁵ and on her forehead was written a name, a mystery: “Babylon the great, mother^[a] of whores^[b] and of earth’s abominations.”^(A)

¹³ The children of your elect sister send you their greetings.^[a]