Acts 15:38

But Paul did not think it proper to take with them a man who had left them in Pamphylia, and went not with them to the work.

Noyes Bible

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

37And Barnabas determined to take with them John, called Mark.

39And there arose a sharp contention, so that they parted from each other, and Barnabas took Mark and sailed to Cyprus.

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Cross References

Proverbs 25:19As a broken tooth, and a wavering foot, So is trust in an unfaithful man in time of trouble.

Luke 14:27Whoever doth not bear his own cross and follow me, cannot be my disciple.

James 1:8a double-minded man as he is, unstable in all his ways.

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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