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    Marcus

    MAR-kus

    Meaning

    Dedicated to Mars; Warlike

    Latin origin · Boy · First in Acts

    What it points to

    Marcus teaches the power of second chances — a young man who failed but was restored to become a Gospel writer.

    Verse · King James Version

    “Take Mark, and bring him with thee: for he is profitable to me for the ministry.”

    2 Timothy 4:11

    Most used in the 1980s (US records)

    biblesundays.com · King James Version

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