Matthew Poole and continuators on Colossians 4:10

10 Aristarchus my fellow prisoner saluteth you , a[illegible: 1 letter]d Marcus sisters son to Barnabas (touching whom ye received commandments; If he come unto you receive him .)

Here he doth wi[illegible: 1 letter]h prosperity to them, Luk. 10.5. in the name of others beginning with those of the circumcision, viz. Aristarchus a Thessalonian of Macedonia who had been his fellow traveller, Act. 19.29. & 20.4. & 27.2. yea and now his fellow prisoner, and fellow labourer, Philem. 24.

And Iohn Mark who was Nephew to Barnabas, Acts. 12.12. & 13.13. and having sometime displeased Paul by his departure and accompanying his Uncle Barnabas. Act. 15.37, 39. yet afterwards repented, and was reconciled to Paul, Philem. 24. 2 Tim. 4.11. being profitable to him for the ministry as an evangelist.

Concerning this same Mark, Paul had given orders to them, as well as to other Churches, (who otherwise, likely, might be prejudiced against him, for leaving Paul and his company in Pamphilia, Act. 13.13.) that if he came amongst them, they should entertain him kindly, who as Peter's spiritual Son, 1 Pet. [illegible: 1 letter].13. did elsewhere also salute those who were scattered. Some conceive from the commandments, here they had received that Barnabas had wrote to the Colossians in commendation of his Cousin Mark.