After the meeting Paul and Barnabas return to Antioch, with a letter from the council in hand, to report to the Antioch church the good news of the decision. After reporting, they remain in Antioch, teaching and evangelizing. “Some time later” (15:36) Paul feels a need to follow up on the believers from their previous journey. He mentions the need to Barnabas, but the two are unable to agree whether to include John Mark, who had deserted them before they had finished their first journey. Their disagreement
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