1 Peter 5:13
Good News Translation
Your sister church in Babylon, also chosen by God, sends you greetings, and so does my son Mark.

New Revised Standard Version
Your sister church in Babylon, chosen together with you, sends you greetings; and so does my son Mark.

Contemporary English Version
Greetings from the Lord's followers in Babylon. They are God's chosen ones. Mark, who is like a son to me, sends his greetings too.

New American Bible
The chosen one at Babylon sends you greeting, as does Mark, my son.

Douay-Rheims Bible
The church that is in Babylon, elected together with you, saluteth you. And so doth my son, Mark.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

The church that is in Babylon, elected together with you, saluteth you. And so doth my son, Mark.

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Psalm 87:4 I will be mindful of Rahab and of Babylon knowing me. Behold the foreigners, and Tyre, and the people of the Ethiopians, these were there.

Revelation 17:5 And on her forehead a name was written: A mystery: Babylon the great, the mother of the fornications and the abominations of the earth.

Revelation 18:2 And he cried out with a strong voice, saying: Babylon the great is fallen, is fallen: and is become the habitation of devils and the hold of every unclean spirit and the hold of every unclean and hateful bird:

elected.

2 John 1:13 The children of thy sister Elect salute thee.

Marcus.

Acts 12:12,25 And considering, he came to the house of Mary the mother of John, who was surnamed Mark, where many were gathered together and praying. . . .

Context
Benediction and Farewell
12By Sylvanus, a faithful brother unto you, as I think, I have written briefly: beseeching and testifying that this is the true grace of God, wherein you stand. 13The church that is in Babylon, elected together with you, saluteth you. And so doth my son, Mark. 14Salute one another with a holy kiss. Grace be to all you who are in Christ Jesus. Amen.…
Cross References
Acts 12:12
And considering, he came to the house of Mary the mother of John, who was surnamed Mark, where many were gathered together and praying.

Acts 12:25
And Barnabas and Saul, returned from Jerusalem, having fulfilled their ministry, taking with them John who was surnamed Mark.

Acts 15:37
And Barnabas would have taken with them John also, that was surnamed Mark.

Acts 15:39
And there arose a dissension so that they departed one from another. And Barnabas indeed, taking Mark, sailed to Cyprus.

Colossians 4:10
Aristarchus, my fellow prisoner, saluteth you: and Mark, the cousin german of Barnabas, touching whom you have received commandments. If he come unto you, receive him.

Philemon 1:24
Mark, Aristarchus, Demas and Luke, my fellow labourers.

2 John 1:1
The Ancient to the lady Elect and her children, whom I love in the truth: and not I only, but also all they that have known the truth,

1 Peter 5:12
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