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2 Timothy 4:10
10for Demas, having loved [the pleasures of] this present world, has deserted me and gone to Thessalonica; Crescens has gone to Galatia, Titus to Dalmatia.
2 Timothy 4:10 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)For Demas hath forsaken me, having loved this present world, and is departed unto Thessalonica; Crescens to Galatia, Titus unto Dalmatia.
- New International Version (NIV)for Demas, because he loved this world, has deserted me and has gone to Thessalonica. Crescens has gone to Galatia, and Titus to Dalmatia.
- English Standard Version (ESV)For Demas, in love with this present world, has deserted me and gone to Thessalonica. Crescens has gone to Galatia, Titus to Dalmatia.
- New King James Version (NKJV)for Demas has forsaken me, having loved this present world, and has departed for Thessalonica—Crescens for Galatia, Titus for Dalmatia.
Context of 2 Timothy 4:10
8In the future there is reserved for me the [victor’s] crown of righteousness [for being right with God and doing right], which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will award to me on that [great] day—and not to me only, but also to all those who have loved and longed for and welcomed His appearing. 9Make every effort to come to me soon; for Demas, having loved [the pleasures of] this present world, has deserted me and gone to Thessalonica; Crescens has gone to Galatia, Titus to Dalmatia. 11Only Luke is with me. Get Mark and bring him with you, for he is very helpful to me for the ministry. 12But Tychicus I have sent to Ephesus.
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Δημᾶς γάρ με ἐγκατέλιπεν ἀγαπήσας τὸν νῦν αἰῶνα καὶ ἐπορεύθη εἰς Θεσσαλονίκην· Κρήσκης εἰς Γαλατίαν, Τίτος εἰς Δαλματίαν·Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- Forγάρgar · forG1063
- DemasΔημᾶςDēmas · DemasG1214
- hath forsakenἐγκαταλείπωegkataleipō · to leave behindG1459
- meἐγώegō · I/weG1473
- having lovedἀγαπάωagapaō · to loveG25
- thisὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
- presentνῦνnun · nowG3568
- worldαἰώνaiōn · an age: ageG165
- andκαίkai · andG2532
- is departedπορεύωporeuomai · to travelG4198
- untoεἰςeis · towardG1519
- ThessalonicaΘεσσαλονίκηThessalonikē · ThessalonicaG2332
- CrescensΚρήσκηςKrēskēs · CrescensG2913
- GalatiaΓαλατίαGalatia · GalatiaG1053
- TitusΤίτοςTitos · TitusG5103
- DalmatiaΔαλματίαDalmatia · DalmatiaG1149
Cross-references for 2 Timothy 4:10
- Colossians 4:14Luke, the beloved physician, and Demas greet you.
- Philemon 1:24and from Mark, Aristarchus, Demas, and Luke, my fellow workers.
- 2 Timothy 4:16At my first trial no one supported me [as an advocate] or stood with me, but they all deserted me. May it not be counted against them [by God].
- 2 Timothy 1:15You are aware of the fact that all who are in [the province of] Asia turned away and deserted me, Phygelus and Hermogenes among them.
- Matthew 26:56But all this has taken place so that the Scriptures of the prophets would be fulfilled.” Then all the disciples deserted Him and fled.
- Acts 13:13Now Paul and his companions sailed from Paphos and came to Perga in Pamphylia; but John [Mark] left them and went back to Jerusalem.
- Acts 15:38But Paul kept insisting that they should not take along with them the one who had quit and deserted them in Pamphylia and had not gone on with them to the work.
- 2 Peter 2:15Abandoning the straight road [that is, the right way to live], they have gone astray; they have followed the way of [the false teacher] Balaam the son of Beor, who loved the reward of wickedness;
- Luke 9:61Another also said, “I will follow You, Lord [as Your disciple]; but first let me say goodbye to those at my home.”
- Luke 14:26“If anyone comes to Me, and does not hate his own father and mother and wife and children and brothers and sisters, yes, and even his own life [in the sense of indifference to or relative disregard for them in comparison with his attitude toward God]—he cannot be My disciple.
- Luke 16:13No servant can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will stand devotedly by the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and mammon [that is, your earthly possessions or anything else you trust in and rely on instead of God].”
- Luke 17:32Remember [what happened to] Lot’s wife [when she looked back]!
- Philippians 2:21For the others [who deserted me after my arrest] all seek [to advance] their own interests, not those of Jesus Christ.
- 1 Timothy 6:10For the love of money [that is, the greedy desire for it and the willingness to gain it unethically] is a root of all sorts of evil, and some by longing for it have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves [through and through] with many sorrows.
- 1 John 2:15Do not love the world [of sin that opposes God and His precepts], nor the things that are in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him.
- 1 John 5:4For everyone born of God is victorious and overcomes the world; and this is the victory that has conquered and overcome the world—our [continuing, persistent] faith [in Jesus the Son of God].
Commentaries on 2 Timothy 4:10
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 10Demas hath forsaken me - This is another proof of the posteriority of this epistle: for Demas was with the apostle in his first imprisonment, and joins in the salutations, see Colossians 4:14, which were written when Paul was a prisoner at Rome for the first time. Having loved this present world - Having preferred Judaism to Christianity; or having loved the Jews, and having sought their welfare in preference to that of the Gentiles. The הזה עולם words…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 10For Demas hath forsaken me - Demas is honorably mentioned in Colossians 4:14; but nothing more is known of him than what can be gathered from that place and this - that he was at first a friend and fellow-laborer of Paul, but that, under the influence of a desire to live, he afterward forsook him, even in circumstances where he greatly needed the presence of a friend. Having loved this present world - This does not mean, necessarily, that he was an…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 9-13Verses 9-13 The love of this world, is often the cause of turning back from the truths and ways of Jesus Christ. Paul was guided by Divine inspiration, yet he would have his books. As long as we live, we must still learn. The apostles did not neglect human means, in seeking the necessaries of life, or their own instruction. Let us thank the Divine goodness in having given us so many writings of wise and pious men in all ages; and let us seek that by…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 10Demas: See Colossians 4:14; Philemon 1:24. deserted: Also see 2 Timothy 4:16–17; compare Psalm 22:1; Mark 15:34. love of this world: This contrasts with awaiting Christ’s glorious return (2 Timothy 4:8). Crescens is otherwise unknown. The absence of Crescens and Titus seems to have increased Paul’s isolation. Titus was Paul’s effective and reliable fellow worker. He might have gone to Dalmatia (northwest of modern-day Greece) on a mission for Paul.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1010. Demas--once a "fellow laborer" of Paul, along with Mark and Luke (Col 4:14; Phm 24). His motive for forsaking Paul seems to have been love of worldly ease, safety, and comforts at home, and disinclination to brave danger with Paul (Mt 13:20, 21, 22). Chrysostom implies that Thessalonica was his home. Galatia--One oldest manuscript supports the reading "Gaul." But most oldest manuscripts, &c., "Galatia." Titus--He must have therefore left Crete after…Read the comment
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Commentaries on 2 Timothy 4
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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