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

8Finally the crown of righteousness is reserved for me. The Lord, the righteous Judge, will award it to me in that day – and not to me only, but also to all who have set their affection on his appearing. 9Make every effort to come to me soon. For Demas deserted me, since he loved the present age, and he went to Thessalonica. Crescens went to Galatia and Titus to Dalmatia. 11Only Luke is with me. Get Mark and bring him with you, because he is a great help to me in ministry. 12Now I have sent Tychicus 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

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 4:14Our dear friend Luke the physician and Demas greet you.
• Philemon 1:24Mark, Aristarchus, Demas and Luke, my colaborers, greet you too.
• 2 Timothy 4:16At my first defense no one appeared in my support; instead they all deserted me – may they not be held accountable for it.
• 2 Timothy 1:15You know that everyone in the province of Asia deserted me, including Phygelus and Hermogenes.
• Matthew 26:56But this has happened so that the scriptures of the prophets would be fulfilled.” Then all the disciples left him and fled.
• Acts 13:13Then Paul and his companions put out to sea from Paphos and came to Perga in Pamphylia, but John left them and returned to Jerusalem.
• Acts 15:38but Paul insisted that they should not take along this one who had left them in Pamphylia and had not accompanied them in the work.
• 2 Peter 2:15By forsaking the right path they have gone astray, because they followed the way of Balaam son of Bosor, who loved the wages of unrighteousness,
• Luke 9:61Yet another said, “I will follow you, Lord, but first let me say goodbye to my family.”
• 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, and even his own life, 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 be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and money.”
• Luke 17:32Remember Lot’s wife!
• Philippians 2:21Others are busy with their own concerns, not those of Jesus Christ.
• 1 Timothy 6:10For the love of money is the root of all evils. Some people in reaching for it have strayed from the faith and stabbed themselves with many pains.
• 1 John 2:15Do not love the world or the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him,
• 1 John 5:4because everyone who has been fathered by God conquers the world. This is the conquering power that has conquered 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