So the other disciples kept telling him, "We've seen the Lord!" But he told them, "Unless I see the nail marks in his hands, put my finger into them, and put my hand into his side, I'll never believe!"

When Peter realized what had happened, he went to the house of Mary, the mother of John who was also called Mark, where a large number of people had gathered and were praying.

When Barnabas and Saul had fulfilled their mission, they returned from Jerusalem, bringing with them John who was also called Mark.

Barnabas wanted to take along John, who was called Mark,

The disagreement was so sharp that they parted ways. Barnabas took Mark and sailed to Cyprus,

Afterward he received the mark of circumcision as a seal of the righteousness that he had by faith while he was still uncircumcised. Therefore, he is the ancestor of all who believe while uncircumcised, in order that righteousness may be credited to them.

Aristarchus, my fellow prisoner, sends his greetings, as does Mark, the cousin of Barnabas. You have received instructions about him. If he comes to you, welcome him.

I, Paul, am writing this greeting with my own hand. This is the mark in every letter of mine. It is the way I write.

Only Luke is with me. Get Mark and bring him with you, for he is useful in my ministry.

24as do Mark, Aristarchus, Demas, and Luke, my fellow workers.

Your sister church in Babylon, chosen along with you, sends you greetings, as does Mark, whom I regard as a son.

so that no one may buy or sell unless he has the mark, which is the beast's name or the number of its name.

Then another angel, a third one, followed them, saying in a loud voice, "Whoever worships the beast and its image and receives a mark on his forehead or his hand

The smoke from their torture goes up forever and ever. There is no rest day or night for those who worship the beast and its image or for anyone who receives the mark of its name."

So the first angel went and poured his bowl on the earth. A horrible, painful sore appeared on the people who had the mark of the beast and worshipped the image.

The beast was captured, along with the false prophet who had performed signs on its behalf. By these signs the false prophet had deceived those who had received the mark of the beast and worshipped its image. Both of them were thrown alive into the lake of fire that burns with sulfur.

Then I saw thrones, and those who sat on them were given authority to judge. I also saw the souls of those who had been beheaded because of their testimony about Jesus and because of the word of God. They had not worshipped the beast or its image and had not received its mark on their foreheads or hands. They came back to life and ruled with the Messiah for a thousand years.

Do not grieve the Holy Spirit, by whom you were marked with a seal for the day of redemption.

"Don't harm the land, the sea, or the trees until we have marked the servants of our God with a seal on their foreheads."

The second beast forces all people important and unimportant, rich and poor, free and slaves to be marked on their right hands or on their foreheads,