"When he realized this" "He quickly surveys the situation as. whole, weighing the possibilities of what he should do" (Reese p. 435). "The house of Mary, the mother of John who was also called Mark" This family of Christians had stayed in Jerusalem despite the persecution of Acts 8:1 ff. This is the Mark who wrote the gospel of Mark, and who would later travel with Paul and Peter (Acts 13:5; Acts 15:39; 2 Timothy 4:11; 1 Peter 5:13). Mark was his Latin name and John was his Hebrew name. In Colossians 4:10. this Mark will be called the "cousin" of Barnabas. "Where many were gathered together and were praying" It appears to have been. large house and one that was frequently used by the Christians in Jerusalem.

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