New Living Translation
2 Timothy 4:10
10Demas 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.
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
8And now the prize awaits me—the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will give me on the day of his return. And the prize is not just for me but for all who eagerly look forward to his appearing. 9Timothy, please come as soon as you can. 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. 11Only Luke is with me. Bring Mark with you when you come, for he will be helpful to me in my ministry. 12I sent Tychicus to Ephesus.
Read all of 2 Timothy 42 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 doctor, sends his greetings, and so does Demas.
- Philemon 1:24So do Mark, Aristarchus, Demas, and Luke, my co-workers.
- 2 Timothy 4:16The first time I was brought before the judge, no one came with me. Everyone abandoned me. May it not be counted against them.
- 2 Timothy 1:15As you know, everyone from the province of Asia has deserted me—even Phygelus and Hermogenes.
- Matthew 26:56But this is all happening to fulfill the words of the prophets as recorded in the Scriptures.” At that point, all the disciples deserted him and fled.
- Acts 13:13Paul and his companions then left Paphos by ship for Pamphylia, landing at the port town of Perga. There John Mark left them and returned to Jerusalem.
- Acts 15:38But Paul disagreed strongly, since John Mark had deserted them in Pamphylia and had not continued with them in their work.
- 2 Peter 2:15They have wandered off the right road and followed the footsteps of Balaam son of Beor, who loved to earn money by doing wrong.
- Luke 9:61Another said, “Yes, Lord, I will follow you, but first let me say good-bye to my family.”
- Luke 14:26“If you want to be my disciple, you must, by comparison, hate everyone else—your father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters—yes, even your own life. Otherwise, you cannot be my disciple.
- Luke 16:13“No one can serve two masters. For you will hate one and love the other; you will be devoted to one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and be enslaved to money.”
- Luke 17:32Remember what happened to Lot’s wife!
- Philippians 2:21All the others care only for themselves and not for what matters to Jesus Christ.
- 1 Timothy 6:10For the love of money is the root of all kinds of evil. And some people, craving money, have wandered from the true faith and pierced themselves with many sorrows.
- 1 John 2:15Do not love this world nor the things it offers you, for when you love the world, you do not have the love of the Father in you.
- 1 John 5:4For every child of God defeats this evil world, and we achieve this victory through 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
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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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