2 Timothy 4:11

Only Luke is with me. Get Mark and take him with you; for he is of use to me in the work.

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Only Luke is with me. Take Mark, and bring him with thee: for he is profitable to me for the ministry.

In Context

10For Demas has gone away from me, for love of this present life, and has gone to Thessalonica: Crescens has gone to Galatia, Titus to Dalmatia.

12Tychicus I sent to Ephesus.

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Cross References

Matthew 19:30But a great number who are first will be last, and some who are last will be first.

Luke 13:30And the last will be first, and the first will be last.

Acts 12:25And Barnabas and Saul came back from Jerusalem, when their work was ended, taking with them John named Mark.

Acts 16:10And when he had seen the vision, straight away we made the decision to go into Macedonia, for it seemed certain to us that God had sent us to give the good news to them.

Colossians 4:14Luke, our well-loved medical friend, and Demas, send you their love.

Philemon 1:24And so do Mark, Aristarchus, Demas, and Luke, my brother-workers.

Matthew Henry on 2 Timothy 4:10-16

The Apostle's Directions to Timothy. ( a. d. 66.) 9 Do thy diligence to come shortly unto me: 10 For Demas hath forsaken me, having loved this present world, and is departed unto Thessalonica; Crescens to Galatia, Titus unto Dalmatia. 11 Only Luke is with me. Take Mark, and bring him with thee: for he is profitable to me for the ministry. 12 And Tychicus have I sent to Ephesus. 13 The cloak that I left at Troas with Carpus, when thou comest, bring with thee, and the books, but especially the parchments. 14… Read the whole commentary →

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