2 Timothy 4:10

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

8Henceforth the crown of righteousness is laid up for me, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will render to me in that day; but not only to me, but also to all who love his appearing. 9Use diligence to come to me quickly; for Demas has forsaken me, having loved the present age, and is gone to Thessalonica; Crescens to Galatia, Titus to Dalmatia. 11Luke alone is with me. Take Mark, and bring [him] with thyself, for he is serviceable to me for ministry. 12But Tychicus I have sent to Ephesus.

2 Timothy 4:10 word by word

Δημᾶς γάρ με ἐγκατέλιπεν ἀγαπήσας τὸν νῦν αἰῶνα καὶ ἐπορεύθη εἰς Θεσσαλονίκην· Κρήσκης εἰς Γαλατίαν, Τίτος εἰς Δαλματίαν·Read the interlinear

• DemasΔημᾶςDēmas · DemasG1214
• forsakenἐγκαταλείπωegkataleipō · to leave behindG1459
• lovedἀγαπάωagapaō · to loveG25
• presentνῦνnun · nowG3568
• ageαἰώνaiōn · an age: ageG165
• goneπορεύωporeuomai · to travelG4198
• ThessalonicaΘεσσαλονίκηThessalonikē · ThessalonicaG2332
• GalatiaΓαλατίαGalatia · GalatiaG1053
• TitusΤίτοςTitos · TitusG5103

Cross-references for 2 Timothy 4:10

• Colossians 4:14Luke, the beloved physician, salutes you, and Demas.
• Philemon 1:24Mark, Aristarchus, Demas, Luke, my fellow-workmen.
• 2 Timothy 4:16At my first defence no man stood with me, but all deserted me. May it not be imputed to them.
• 2 Timothy 1:15Thou knowest this, that all who [are] in Asia, of whom is Phygellus and Hermogenes, have turned away from me.
• Matthew 26:56But all this is come to pass that the scriptures of the prophets may be fulfilled. Then all the disciples left him and fled.
• Acts 13:13And having sailed from Paphos, Paul and his company came to Perga of Pamphylia; and John separated from them and returned to Jerusalem.
• Acts 15:38but Paul thought it not well to take with them him who had abandoned them, [going back] from Pamphylia, and had not gone with them to the work.
• 2 Peter 2:15having left [the] straight way they have gone astray, having followed in the path of Balaam [the son] of Bosor, who loved [the] reward of unrighteousness;
• Luke 9:61And another also said, I will follow thee, Lord, but first allow me to bid adieu to those at my house.
• Luke 14:26If any man come to me, and shall not hate his own father and mother, and wife, and children, and brothers, and sisters, yea, and his own life too, he cannot be my disciple;
• Luke 16:13No servant can serve two masters, for either he will hate the one and will love the other, or he will cleave to the one and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.
• Luke 17:32Remember the wife of Lot.
• Philippians 2:21For all seek their own things, not the things of Jesus Christ.
• 1 Timothy 6:10For the love of money is [the] root of every evil; which some having aspired after, have wandered from the faith, and pierced themselves with many sorrows.
• 1 John 2:15Love not the world, nor the things in the world. If any one love the world, the love of the Father is not in him;
• 1 John 5:4For all that has been begotten of God gets the victory over the world; and this is the victory which has gotten the victory over the world, our faith.

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

Topics related to 2 Timothy 4:10

• Apostasy
• Backsliders
• Covetousness
• Crescens
• Dalmatia
• Demas
• Illyricum
• Thessalonica
• Titus

In the dictionaries

• Galatia
• Thessalonica
• Titus
• Manius; Titus
• Titus; Titius Justus
• Galatia, Galatians
• Thessalonica, Thessalonian
• Crescens
• Dalmatia
• Demas

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