For a time, Paul felt that it was not appropriate to take John Mark along on their missionary trips because he had abandoned Paul and Barnabas during their first missionary trip.
Bija laiks, kad Pāvils uzskatīja, ka nav prātīgi sludināšanas ceļojumos ņemt līdzi Jāni Marku, jo pirmā ceļojuma laikā šis kristietis bija pametis Pāvilu un Barnabu.