Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
But Paul thought not good to take him with them, who departed from them from Pamphylia, and went not with them to the work.
Bible References
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Acts 13:13
Now Paul and his companions sailed from Paphos and arrived at Perga [a town in the province] of Pamphylia. [It was here that] John Mark left the party [of evangelists and attendants] and returned to [his home in] Jerusalem. [See 12:12].
Luke 9:61
Then another person said [to Jesus], "Lord, I will become your follower, but first let me say goodbye to my family." [Note: There was the likelihood that family members might try to dissuade him from his commitment to follow the Lord].
Luke 14:27
[And] whoever does not carry his own cross [i.e., his responsibilities with all their difficulties] and follow me cannot be my disciple.
James 1:8
because he is double-minded and undecided in all that he does [i.e., he cannot make up his mind and follow through about anything].