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)

¹⁴ And this is the boldness we have in him, that if we ask anything according to his will, he hears us. ¹⁵ And if we know that he hears us in whatever we ask, we know that we have obtained the requests made of him.

⁵ While Peter was kept in prison, the church prayed fervently to God for him.^(A)

³⁷ Barnabas wanted to take with them John called Mark.^{(A) 38} But Paul decided not to take with them one who had deserted them in Pamphylia and had not accompanied them in the work.^{(B) 39} The disagreement became so sharp that they parted company; Barnabas took Mark with him and sailed away to Cyprus.

²⁴ and so do Mark, Aristarchus, Demas, and Luke, my coworkers.^(A)

⁵ When they arrived at Salamis, they proclaimed the word of God in the Jewish synagogues. And they had John also to assist them.^(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)

¹⁹ Again, truly I tell you, if two of you agree on earth about anything you ask, it will be done for you by my Father in heaven.^{(A) 20} For where two or three are gathered in my name, I am there among them.”

¹¹ Only Luke is with me. Get Mark and bring him with you, for he is useful to me in ministry.^(A)