15:37

wanted: The Greek is literally “was wanting.” Barnabas was wanting to take John Mark during this time. He wanted to do this so much that he would not agree with Paul. So he and Paul went separate ways (15:39). Other ways to translate this word are:

was wanting
-or-

⌊really⌋ wanted

John, also called Mark: John was his Jewish name and Mark was his Roman name. The verb called is passive. Some languages must use an active clause. For example:

John, whom ⌊people⌋ also called Mark

John: This name is spelled Iōannēs in the Greek language.

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