Col 4:10-11 | TNotes | STEP | Summary for Col 4:10-14: 4:10-14 Of the six people named, five are also mentioned in Phlm 1:23-24 . 4:10 Aristarchus was a common name, but he was probably the same man from Thessalonica (Acts 19:29 ; 20:4 ) who accompanied Paul on his voyage to Rome (Acts 27:2 ). Acts does not suggest that Aristarchus was also under arrest, so perhaps he was in prison with Paul voluntarily, sharing his confinement in order to encourage him and assist him in ministry. • Mark, Barnabas’s cousin, had gone with Barnabas and Paul on their first missionary journey but had left them before the journey was finished (Acts 13:13 ). That desertion led to a split between Paul and Barnabas as the second journey was about to begin (Acts 15:37-40 ). Paul and Mark were apparently now reconciled (see also 2 Tim 4:11 ; Phlm 1:24 ). • As you were instructed before: There is no other record of this communication.

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‏ Colossians 4:10-11

Summary for Col 4:10-14: 4:10-14 ^a Of the six people named, five are also mentioned in Phlm 1:23-24 ^b. 4:10 ^c Aristarchus was a common name, but he was probably the same man from Thessalonica (Acts 19:29 ^d; 20:4 ^e) who accompanied Paul on his voyage to Rome (Acts 27:2 ^f). Acts does not suggest that Aristarchus was also under arrest, so perhaps he was in prison with Paul voluntarily, sharing his confinement in order to encourage him and assist him in ministry.

• Mark, Barnabas’s cousin, had gone with Barnabas and Paul on their first missionary journey but had left them before the journey was finished (Acts 13:13 ^g). That desertion led to a split between Paul and Barnabas as the second journey was about to begin (Acts 15:37-40 ^h). Paul and Mark were apparently now reconciled (see also 2 Tim 4:11 ⁱ; Phlm 1:24 ^j).

• As you were instructed before: There is no other record of this communication.
4:11 ^k Jesus (the one we call Justus) is mentioned only here in the New Testament. The surname Justus is included because Jesus (which means the Lord saves) was a common name among Jews in the first century.