Acts 12:25

“And Barnabas and Saul returned from Jerusalem, etc.] Two of Beza’s exemplars, the Complutensian edition and the Syriac version, add, “unto Antioch”; and certain it is, that from thence they were sent, and thither they returned, for we find them there in the beginning of the next chapter: when they had fulfilled their ministry; which was the carrying the relief, or the money collected by the Christians at Antioch, for the brethren in Judea, on account of the famine that was there: and took with them John, whose surname was Mark: the son of Mary, at whose house the disciples were met together, and praying; and where Peter first went, after he was delivered from prison, (<441212>Acts 12:12) him…”

“Barnabas and Saul returned from Jerusalem--where, it thus appears, they had remained during all this persecution. when they had fulfilled their ministry--or service; that mentioned on Act 11:29-30. took with them John . . . Mark--(See on Act 12:12), not to be confounded with the second Evangelist, as is often done. As his uncle was Barnabas, so his spiritual father was Peter (Pe1 5:13). PAUL'S FIRST MISSIONARY JOURNEY: In Company with Barnabas. Next: Acts Chapter 13”

“Returned from Jerusalem - They had gone to Jerusalem to carry alms, and they now returned to Antioch, Acts 11:30. When they had fulfilled their ministry - When they had accomplished the purpose for which they had been sent there; that is, to deposit the alms of the church at Antioch in the hands of the eiders of the churches, Acts 11:30. John, whose surname was Mark - See the notes on Acts 12:12. From this period the sacred historian records chiefly the labors of Paul. The labors of the other apostles are, after this, seldom referred to in this book, and the attention is fixed almost entirely on the trials and travels of the great apostle of the Gentiles. His important services, his…”

“Saul returned - To Antioch; taking John, surnamed Mark - The son of Mary, (at whose house the disciples met, to pray for Peter,) who was sister to Barnabas. Next: Acts Chapter 13”

“Barnabas: Act 11:29, Act 11:30, Act 13:1-3 ministry: or, charge took: Act 13:5, Act 13:13, Act 15:37 John: Act 12:12; Pe1 5:13 Next: Acts Chapter 13”