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 Living Translation (NLT)Demas has deserted me because he loves the things of this life and has gone to Thessalonica. Crescens has gone to Galatia, and Titus has gone to Dalmatia.

Context of 2 Timothy 4:10

8Finally, there is laid up for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will give to me on that Day, and not to me only but also to all who have loved His appearing. 9Be diligent to come to me quickly; for Demas has forsaken me, having loved this present world, and has departed for Thessalonica—Crescens for Galatia, Titus for Dalmatia. 11Only Luke is with me. Get Mark and bring him with you, for he is useful to me for ministry. 12And 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

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 1:24as do Mark, Aristarchus, Demas, Luke, my fellow laborers.
• 2 Timothy 4:16At my first defense no one stood with me, but all forsook me. May it not be charged against them.
• 2 Timothy 1:15This you know, that all those in Asia have turned away from me, among whom are Phygellus and Hermogenes.
• Matthew 26:56But all this was done that the Scriptures of the prophets might be fulfilled.” Then all the disciples forsook Him and fled.
• Acts 13:13Now when Paul and his party set sail from Paphos, they came to Perga in Pamphylia; and John, departing from them, returned to Jerusalem.
• Acts 15:38But Paul insisted that they should not take with them the one who had departed from them in Pamphylia, and had not gone with them to the work.
• 2 Peter 2:15They have forsaken the right way and gone astray, following the way of Balaam the son of Beor, who loved the wages of unrighteousness;
• Luke 9:61And another also said, “Lord, I will follow You, but let me first go and bid them farewell who are at my house.”
• Luke 14:26“If anyone comes to Me and does not hate his father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters, yes, and his own life also, he cannot be My disciple.
• Luke 16:13“No servant can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one and love the other, or else he will be loyal to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and mammon.”
• Luke 17:32Remember Lot’s wife.
• Philippians 2:21For all seek their own, not the things which are of Christ Jesus.
• 1 Timothy 6:10For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil, for which some have strayed from the faith in their greediness, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows.
• 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 5:4For whatever is born of God overcomes the world. And this is the victory that has overcome 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