A casual reader might assume that there was no particular tie ​ — beyond the spiritual one — ​ between these three, that Paul and Barnabas recruited Mark simply because of his abilities.
No pirmā acu uzmetiena varētu likties, ka šos trīs kristiešus vienoja tikai garīgas saites un ka Pāvils un Barnaba izraudzījās Marku vienīgi viņa spēju dēļ.