Mark (Easton)

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The evangelist; 'John whose surname was Mark' (Acts 12:12,25 ). Mark (Marcus, Colossians 4:10 , etc.) was his Roman name, which gradually came to supersede his Jewish name John. He is called John in Acts 13:5,13 , and Mark in 15:39,2 Timothy 4:11 , etc. He was the son of Mary, a woman apparently of"> StudyL ı ght .org Plug in, Turn on and Be En light ened! Not Yet a Member? Click to Sign Up Now! --> --> Bible Study Tools Lang uage Tools Study Lib rary Hist orical Writings Pas toral Resources Per sonal Resources Site Resources Lectionary Calendar Saturday, June 6th, 2026 the Week of Proper 4 / Ordinary 9 video advertismenet advertisement advertisement advertisement Attention! Take your personal ministry to the Next Level by helping StudyLight build churches and supporting pastors in Uganda. Click here to join the effort! Home » Bible Dictionaries » Easton's Bible Dictionary » Letter M Bible Dictionaries Mark Easton's Bible Dictionary Search for… Enter query below: or A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y Z Prev Entry Mareshah Next Entry Mark, Gospel According to Resource Toolbox Print Article Additional Links Concordances Nave Topical Bible Mark Scofield Reference Index Mark Thompson Chain Reference Marks Mark, John John Mark (only first 3 shown) Dictionaries American Church Dictionary Mark, Feast of Saint American Tract Society Mark or Marcus Bridgeway Bible Dictionary Mark, Gospel of Mark Baker's Evangelical Dictionary Mark, Theology of Mark of the Beast Easton's Bible Dictionary Mark, Gospel According to Mark Fausset Bible Dictionary Mary, Mother of Mark Mark, the Gospel According to Mark, John Holman Bible Dictionary Mark, the Gospel of Mark, John Hitchcock Bible Names Mark Hastings' BibleDictionary Marks Mark, Gospel According to Mark (John) Hastings' NT Dictionary Marks Stigmata Marks of Jesus Mark, Gospel According to (only first 3 shown) King James Dictionary Marked Mark Morrish Bible Dictionary Mark, Marcus Mark, Gospel by 1910 New Catholic Dictionary Marks of the Church Mark, Saint Martyr Mark, Saint Evangelist (only first 3 shown) Hawker's Poor Man's Dictionary Mark People's Bible Dictionary Mark (2) Mark Land-Mark Smith Bible Dictionary Mary Mother of Mark Mark The ospel of Mark Vines' Expository Dictionary Mark Wilson's Bible Types Mark Webster Dictionary Trade-Mark Ripple-Marked Re-Mark (only first 3 shown) Watson's Theological Dictionary Mark Mark On the Forehead Encyclopedias 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica Banker-Marks Bench-Mark Gospel of St Mark (only first 3 shown) International Standard Bible Encyclopedia John Mark Mark Mark, John (only first 3 shown) Kitto Biblical Cyclopedia John Mark Mark McClintock and Strong's Bible Encyclopedia Bird, Mark B. Burges, Mark Carpenter, Mark (only first 3 shown) The Nuttall Encyclopedia Akenside, Mark Catesby, Mark Hall-Mark (only first 3 shown) The Catholic Encyclopedia Gospel of Saint Mark Mark Aloysius Tierney Mark of Lisbon (only first 3 shown) The Jewish Encyclopedia Antokolski, Mark Matveyevich Bevis Marks Gazette Bevis Marks Synagogue (only first 3 shown) Lexicons ܟ݁ܽܘܬ݂ܡܬ݂ܳܐ ܡܰܪܩܳܘܣ ܢܺܝܫܳܐ (only first 3 shown) ἐπέχω Ἰωάννης , Ἰωνάθας Μαρία , Μαριάμ (only first 3 shown) אוֹת חָקַק חָתַם (only first 3 shown) The evangelist; "John whose surname was Mark" ( Acts 12:12,25 ). Mark (Marcus, Colossians 4:10 , etc.) was his Roman name, which gradually came to supersede his Jewish name John. He is called John in Acts 13:5,13 , and Mark in 15:39, 2 Timothy 4:11 , etc. He was the son of Mary, a woman apparently of some means and influence, and was probably born in Jerusalem, where his mother resided ( Acts 12:12 ). Of his father we know nothing. He was cousin of Barnabas ( Colossians 4:10 ). It was in his mother's house that Peter found "many gathered together praying" when he was released from prison; and it is probable that it was here that he was converted by Peter, who calls him his "son" ( 1 Peter 5:13 ). It is probable that the "young man" spoken of in Mark 14:51,52 was Mark himself. He is first mentioned in Acts 12:25 . He went with Paul and Barnabas on their first journey (about A.D. 47) as their "minister," but from some cause turned back when they reached Perga in Pamphylia ( Acts 12:25 ; 13:13 ). Three years afterwards a "sharp contention" arose between Paul and Barnabas (15:36-40), because Paul would not take Mark with him. He, however, was evidently at length reconciled to the apostle, for he was with him in his first imprisonment at Rome ( Colossians 4:10 ; Philippians 1:24 ). At a later period he was with Peter in Babylon ( 1 Peter 5:13 ), then, and for some centuries afterwards, one of the chief seats of Jewish learning; and he was with Timothy in Ephesus when Paul wrote him during his second imprisonment ( 2 Timothy 4:11 ). He then disappears from view.

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