# Connecting Statement:

Paul and Barnabas go on separate journeys.

# Let us return now

"I suggest we now return"

# visit the brothers

"care for the brothers" or "offer to help the believers"

# the word of the Lord

Here "word" stands for the message. AT: "the message about the Lord" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])

# see how they are

"learn how they are doing." They want to learn about the current condition of the brothers and how they are holding on to God's truth.

# to also take with them John who was called Mark

"to take John, who was also called Mark"

# Paul thought it was not good to take Mark

The words "not good" are used to say the opposite of good. AT: "Paul thought that taking Mark would be bad" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-litotes]])

# Pamphylia

This was a province in Asia Minor. See how you translated this in [Acts 2:10](../02/08.md).

# did not go further with them in the work

"did not continue to work with them then" or "did not continue to serve with them"

# translationWords

* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/proclaim]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/johnmark]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/works]]