2 Timothy 4:11

being confident of this very thing, that he who began a good work in you will complete it until the day of Jesus Christ.

Then your light will break out as the morning, and your healing will appear quickly; then your righteousness shall go before you, and Yahweh’s glory will be your rear guard.

But Paul didn’t think that it was a good idea to take with them someone who had withdrawn from them in Pamphylia, and didn’t go with them to do the work.

Now you are the body of Christ, and members individually.

which is his body, the fullness of him who fills all in all.

But many who are first will be last; and the last first.”

But the Counselor, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, will teach you all things, and will remind you of all that I said to you.

Peter therefore was kept in the prison, but constant prayer was made by the assembly to God for him.

Thinking about that, he came to the house of Mary, the mother of John who was called Mark, where many were gathered together and were praying.

The whole city was filled with confusion, and they rushed with one accord into the theater, having seized Gaius and Aristarchus, men of Macedonia, Paul’s companions in travel.

At my first defense, no one came to help me, but all left me. May it not be held against them.

Araunah said to David, “Let my lord the king take and offer up what seems good to him. Behold, the cattle for the burnt offering, and the threshing instruments and the yokes of the oxen for the wood.

But the Lord said to him, “Go your way, for he is my chosen vessel to bear my name before the nations and kings, and the children of Israel.

which they also did, sending it to the elders by the hands of Barnabas and Saul.

But the one and the same Spirit produces all of these, distributing to each one separately as he desires.

But when it was the good pleasure of God, who separated me from my mother’s womb and called me through his grace

from whom all the body, being fitted and knit together through that which every joint supplies, according to the working in measure of each individual part, makes the body increase to the building up of itself in love.

For they all seek their own, not the things of Jesus Christ.

For this I was appointed as a preacher, an apostle, and a teacher of the Gentiles.

But Jehoshaphat said, “Isn’t there a prophet of Yahweh here, that we may inquire of Yahweh by him?” One of the king of Israel’s servants answered, “Elisha the son of Shaphat, who poured water on the hands of Elijah, is here.”

In that day you will say, “I will give thanks to you, Yahweh; for though you were angry with me, your anger has turned away and you comfort me.

I have seen his ways, and will heal him. I will lead him also, and restore comforts to him and to his mourners.

Return, you backsliding children, and I will heal your backsliding. “Behold, we have come to you; for you are Yahweh our God.

“Come! Let’s return to Yahweh; for he has torn us to pieces, and he will heal us; he has injured us, and he will bind up our wounds.

Yahweh, your God, is among you, a mighty one who will save. He will rejoice over you with joy. He will calm you in his love. He will rejoice over you with singing.

For I tell you that none of those men who were invited will taste of my supper.’ ”

At this, many of his disciples went back, and walked no more with him.

Phrygia, Pamphylia, Egypt, the parts of Libya around Cyrene, visitors from Rome, both Jews and proselytes,

Barnabas and Saul returned to Jerusalem when they had fulfilled their service, also taking with them John who was called Mark.

But they, passing on from Perga, came to Antioch of Pisidia. They went into the synagogue on the Sabbath day, and sat down.

Then the contention grew so sharp that they separated from each other. Barnabas took Mark with him and sailed away to Cyprus,

These accompanied him as far as Asia: Sopater of Beroea; Aristarchus and Secundus of the Thessalonians; Gaius of Derbe; Timothy; and Tychicus and Trophimus of Asia.

Take heed, therefore, to yourselves, and to all the flock, in which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers, to shepherd the assembly of the Lord and God which he purchased with his own blood.

Embarking in a ship of Adramyttium, which was about to sail to places on the coast of Asia, we put to sea, Aristarchus, a Macedonian of Thessalonica, being with us.

Paul, a servant of Jesus Christ, called to be an apostle, set apart for the Good News of God,

Greet Andronicus and Junia, my relatives and my fellow prisoners, who are notable among the apostles, who were also in Christ before me.

For as the body is one, and has many members, and all the members of the body, being many, are one body; so also is Christ.

But I counted it necessary to send to you Epaphroditus, my brother, fellow worker, fellow soldier, and your apostle and servant of my need,

Aristarchus, my fellow prisoner, greets you, and Mark, the cousin of Barnabas (concerning whom you received commandments, “if he comes to you, receive him”),

Luke the beloved physician and Demas greet you.

This you know, that all who are in Asia turned away from me, of whom are Phygelus and Hermogenes.

for Demas left me, having loved this present world, and went to Thessalonica; Crescens to Galatia; and Titus to Dalmatia.

who once was useless to you, but now is useful to you and to me.

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

Immediately in the synagogues he proclaimed the Christ, that he is the Son of God.

He reasoned in the synagogue every Sabbath and persuaded Jews and Greeks.

He entered into the synagogue and spoke boldly for a period of three months, reasoning and persuading about the things concerning God’s Kingdom.

When we had sailed across the sea which is off Cilicia and Pamphylia, we came to Myra, a city of Lycia.

She who is in Babylon, chosen together with you, greets you. So does Mark, my son.

He returned from following him, and took the yoke of oxen, and killed them, and boiled their meat with the instruments of the oxen, and gave to the people, and they ate. Then he arose, and went after Elijah, and served him.

“I will heal their waywardness. I will love them freely; for my anger is turned away from him.

But many will be last who are first; and first who are last.

So the last will be first, and the first last. For many are called, but few are chosen.”

Behold, there are some who are last who will be first, and there are some who are first who will be last.”

As they served the Lord and fasted, the Holy Spirit said, “Separate Barnabas and Saul for me, for the work to which I have called them.”

When they were at Salamis, they proclaimed God’s word in the Jewish synagogues. They also had John as their attendant.

Now Paul and his company set sail from Paphos, and came to Perga in Pamphylia. John departed from them and returned to Jerusalem.

Barnabas planned to take John, who was called Mark, with them also.

When he had seen the vision, immediately we sought to go out to Macedonia, concluding that the Lord had called us to preach the Good News to them.

for the perfecting of the saints, to the work of serving, to the building up of the body of Christ,