但保罗因为马可从前在旁非利亚离开他们，不和他们同去做工，就以为不可带他去。

但保罗认为不宜带他去，因为马可从前在旁非利亚离开他们，不和他们一起工作。

但保罗认为不宜带他去，因为马可从前在旁非利亚离开他们，不和他们一起工作。

但保罗坚持不带他同行，因为他在旁非利亚离开了他们，没有和他们一起做工。

但保罗认为不应带他去，因为他从前在旁非利亚离开过他们，不跟他们一起去作工。

但是保罗觉得不该带他一起去，因为他曾在潘菲利亚省离开他们，没有陪他们一起去工作。

但保羅因為馬可從前在旁非利亞離開他們，不和他們同去做工，就以為不可帶他去。

但保羅認為不宜帶他去，因為馬可從前在旁非利亞離開他們，不和他們一起工作。

但保羅認為不宜帶他去，因為馬可從前在旁非利亞離開他們，不和他們一起工作。

但保羅堅持不帶他同行，因為他在旁非利亞離開了他們，沒有和他們一起做工。

但保羅認為不應帶他去，因為他從前在旁非利亞離開過他們，不跟他們一起去作工。

保羅卻以為、把一個曾從旁非利亞離開自己、不和自己同去作工的人、帶着同行、不適當。

但是保羅覺得不該帶他一起去，因為他曾在潘菲利亞省離開他們，沒有陪他們一起去工作。

保羅以為攜之非宜、因其昔在旁非利亞離之而去、不偕往供事也、

保羅思馬可、昔在旁非利亞離己、不偕行共事、故不攜之、

惟保羅以為不可攜之、因昔在旁腓利亞、彼離己不偕行共事故也、

葆樂以其曩昔在旁非利亞不予合作、擅自別去、堅執不可。

but Paul did not think it wise to take him, because he had deserted them in Pamphylia and had not continued with them in the work.

But Paul didn’t think it was wise to take him. Mark had deserted them in Pamphylia. He hadn’t continued with them in their work.

But Paul thought best not to take with them one who had withdrawn from them in Pamphylia and had not gone with them to the work.

But Paul disagreed strongly, since John Mark had deserted them in Pamphylia and had not continued with them in their work.

But Paul insisted that they should not take along this man who had deserted them in Pamphylia and had not gone on with them to the work.

But Paul was of the opinion that they should not take along with them this man who had deserted them in Pamphylia and had not gone with them to the work.

But Paul insisted that they should not take with them the one who had departed from them in Pamphylia, and had not gone with them to the work.

But Paul thought not good to take with them him who withdrew from them from Pamphylia, and went not with them to the work.

But Paul did not think it appropriate to take along this man who had deserted them in Pamphylia and had not gone on with them to the work.

But Paul thought not good to take him with them, who departed from them from Pamphylia, and went not with them to the work.

but Paul insisted that they should not take along this one who had left them in Pamphylia and had not accompanied them in the work.

But Paul didn’t think that it was a good idea to take with them someone who had withdrawn from them in Pamphylia, and didn’t go with them to do the work.

From Paphos, Paul and his companions sailed to Perga in Pamphylia, where John left them to return to Jerusalem. (niv)

Such a person is double- minded and unstable in all they do. (niv)

Like a broken tooth or a lame foot is reliance on the unfaithful in a time of trouble. (niv)

And whoever does not carry their cross and follow me cannot be my disciple.“ Suppose one of you wants to build a tower. Won’t you first sit down and estimate the cost to see if you have enough money to complete it?For if you lay the foundation and are not able to finish it, everyone who sees it will ridicule you,saying,‘ This person began to build and wasn’t able to finish.’“ Or suppose a king is about to go to war against another king. Won’t he first sit down and consider whether he is able with ten thousand men to oppose the one coming against him with twenty thousand?If he is not able, he will send a delegation while the other is still a long way off and will ask for terms of peace.In the same way, those of you who do not give up everything you have cannot be my disciples.“ Salt is good, but if it loses its saltiness, how can it be made salty again? (niv)

Still another said,“ I will follow you, Lord; but first let me go back and say goodbye to my family.” (niv)

The men of Ephraim, though armed with bows, turned back on the day of battle; (niv)