Barnabas was determined to take along his cousin John Mark, but Paul did not think it proper, since John Mark had departed from them on the first missionary journey.
Barnaba bija nolēmis ņemt līdzi savu brālēnu Jāni Marku, bet Pāvils uzskatīja, ka tas nebūtu pareizi, jo Jānis Marks pirmā misionāru ceļojuma laikā bija viņus pametis.