Acts 15:38

But Paul didn't think it was a good idea to take him with them, since he'd left them in Pamphylia and hadn't continued working with them.

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In The King James Version

But Paul thought not good to take him with them, who departed from them from Pamphylia, and went not with them to the work.

In Context

37Barnabas planned to take along John Mark too.

39They had such a strong disagreement that they separated. Barnabas took Mark with him and sailed to Cyprus.

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Cross References

Proverbs 25:19Trusting in unreliable people in times of trouble is like eating with a broken tooth or walking on a bad foot.

Luke 14:27If you don't carry your cross and follow me, you can't be my disciple.

James 1:8their minds think every which way, and they're unstable in whatever they do.

Matthew Henry on Acts 15:37-41

Disagreement between Paul and Barnabas. 36 And some days after Paul said unto Barnabas, Let us go again and visit our brethren in every city where we have preached the word of the Lord, and see how they do. 37 And Barnabas determined to take with them John, whose surname was Mark. 38 But Paul thought not good to take him with them, who departed from them from Pamphylia, and went not with them to the work. 39 And the contention was so sharp between them, that they departed asunder one from the other: and so… Read the whole commentary →

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