[adiaireton8]

Was Mark Peter's son?

Peter was married, and tradition says that his wife was martyred in Peter's presence, and, if I remember correctly, Peter did have a [biological] son. I can't remember Peter's son's name, but I'm quite sure that Mark was not Peter's biological son. Mark was the daughter of a certain Mary (Acts 12:12), but that wasn't Peter's wife. Maybe someone who knows this better than me can give some more information.

-A8

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Yes, The Mark that Peter is referencing is probably John Mark, a scribe and not his biological son. Since that particular scripture is taking liberty with fact, there is no reason to assume that the "Babylon" referenced is the actual place in Iraq, or even the code for Rome. It can just mean a place of confusion, and probably means Jerusalem, for at the time, Jerusalem was in a major state of confusion.

."...they dragged Jason and some of the brothers before the city authorities, shouting, "These men who have turned the world upside down have come here also, and Jason has received them, and they are all acting against the decrees of Caesar, saying that there is another king, Jesus." (Acts 17:6 - 7)