The Gospel of Mark

The new law fulfills the old, but it cannot be made to fit into the old.

but rather a person responds to the call of Jesus. When Jesus calls Simon and his brother Andrew, they leave their nets immediately to follow him.

the quote is actually a collection of three Old Testament quotations (Ex 23:20; Mal 3:1; Is 40:3)

Peter sought out the house of Mark’s mother after being freed from prison (Acts 12:1-12).

The fact that Mark is named as the author of this gospel comes from a second-century document written by a bishop named Papias, who quotes from an earlier document written by a man named John the Presbyter. According to John the Presbyter, Mark was a companion and interpreter for Peter.