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

But now they that are younger than I have me in derision, whose fathers I would have disdained to have set with the dogs of my flock. Yea, whereto might the strength of their hands profit me, in whom old age was perished?

They are all gone out of the way, they are together become unprofitable; there is none that doeth good, no, not one.

Which in time past were not a people, but are now the people of God: which had not obtained mercy, but now have obtained mercy.

It was meet that we should make merry, and be glad: for this thy brother was dead, and is alive again; and was lost, and is found.

So likewise ye, when ye shall have done all those things which are commanded you, say, We are unprofitable servants: we have done that which was our duty to do.

For this my son was dead, and is alive again; he was lost, and is found. And they began to be merry.

And cast ye the unprofitable servant into outer darkness: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.