Paul
: a man from Tarsus who persecuted the church but became a missionary and writer of 13 Epistles
Silas
: a man who went with Peter and Paul on separate missionary journeys
John
: a son of Zebedee; younger brother of James; the beloved disciple of Christ,a relative of Annas the high priest,a son of Mary the sister of Barnabas, and surnamed Mark,the father of Simon Peter
Mark
: a nephew of Barnabas and companion of Paul; author of the Gospel of Mark
Mary
: mother of Jesus and wife of Joseph,a woman from Magdala in Galilee,the mother of James and Joses,the wife of Cleophas,the sister of Lazarus and Martha in Bethany,the mother of John Mark who was a nephew of Barnabas,a Christian woman in Rome who helped Paul
