So the other disciples kept telling him, “We have seen the Lord!”

But he said to them, “If I don’t see the mark of the nails in His hands, put my finger into the mark of the nails, and put my hand into His side, I will never believe!”

When he realized this, he went to the house of Mary, the mother of John Mark, where many had assembled and were praying.

After they had completed their relief mission, Barnabas and Saul returned to Jerusalem, taking along John who is called Mark.

Barnabas wanted to take along John Mark.

There was such a sharp disagreement that they parted company, and Barnabas took Mark with him and sailed off to Cyprus.

From now on, let no one cause me trouble, because I bear on my body scars for the cause of Jesus.

Aristarchus, my fellow prisoner, greets you, as does Mark, Barnabas’s cousin (concerning whom you have received instructions: if he comes to you, welcome him),

Only Luke is with me. Bring Mark with you, for he is useful to me in the ministry.

Mark, Aristarchus, Demas, and Luke, my coworkers.

The church in Babylon, also chosen, sends you greetings, as does Mark, my son.

And he requires everyone—small and great, rich and poor, free and slave—to be given a mark on his right hand or on his forehead,

so that no one can buy or sell unless he has the mark: the beast’s name or the number of his name.

And a third angel followed them and spoke with a loud voice: “If anyone worships the beast and his image and receives a mark on his forehead or on his hand,

and the smoke of their torment will go up forever and ever. There is no rest day or night for those who worship the beast and his image, or anyone who receives the mark of his name.

The first went and poured out his bowl on the earth, and severely painful sores broke out on the people who had the mark of the beast and who worshiped his image.

But the beast was taken prisoner, and along with him the false prophet, who had performed the signs in his presence. He deceived those who accepted the mark of the beast and those who worshiped his image with these signs. Both of them were thrown alive into the lake of fire that burns with sulfur.

Then I saw thrones, and people seated on them who were given authority to judge. I also saw the people who had been beheaded because of their testimony about Jesus and because of God’s word, who had not worshiped the beast or his image, and who had not accepted the mark on their foreheads or their hands. They came to life and reigned with the Messiah for 1,000 years.