2 Timothy 4:10

For Demas hath forsaken me, having loved this present world, and is departed unto Thessalonica; Crescens to Galatia, Titus unto Dalmatia.

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Word by word — the Greek

Word	Greek	Strong’s	Meaning
For	γάρ gar	G1063	properly · conjunction
Demas	Δημᾶς Dēmas	G1214	Demas · noun — nominative singular masculine, a proper name
forsaken	ἐγκατέλιπεν egkatelipen	G1459	to leave behind in some place · verb — second aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular
me	με me	G3165	me · personal pronoun — 1st person accusative singular
loved	ἀγαπήσας agapēsas	G25	to love (in a social or moral sense) · verb — aorist active participle, nominative singular masculine
this	τὸν ton	G3588	the (sometimes to be supplied · article — accusative singular masculine
present	νῦν nun	G3568	"now" (as adverb of date · adverb
world	αἰῶνα aiōna	G165	properly · noun — accusative singular masculine
and	καὶ kai	G2532	and · conjunction
departed	ἐπορεύθη eporeuthē	G4198	to traverse · verb — aorist passive deponent indicative, 3rd person singular
unto	εἰς eis	G1519	to or into (indicating the point reached or entered) · preposition
Thessalonica	Θεσσαλονίκην· Thessalonikēn	G2332	Thessalonice · noun — accusative singular feminine, a place
Crescens	Κρήσκης Krēskēs	G2913	growing · noun — nominative singular masculine, a proper name
to	εἰς eis	G1519	to or into (indicating the point reached or entered) · preposition
Galatia	Γαλατίαν, Galatian	G1053	Galatia · noun — accusative singular feminine, a place
Titus	Τίτος Titos	G5103	Titus · noun — nominative singular masculine, a proper name
unto	εἰς eis	G1519	to or into (indicating the point reached or entered) · preposition
Dalmatia	Δαλματίαν· Dalmatian	G1149	Dalmatia · noun — accusative singular feminine, a place

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Cross-references

1 John 2:15-16 Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him.
2 Timothy 1:15 This thou knowest, that all they which are in Asia be turned away from me; of whom are Phygellus and Hermogenes.
Colossians 4:14-15 Luke, the beloved physician, and Demas, greet you.
1 John 5:4-5 For whatsoever is born of God overcometh the world: and this is the victory that overcometh the world, even our faith.
Acts 16:6 Now when they had gone throughout Phrygia and the region of Galatia, and were forbidden of the Holy Ghost to preach the word in Asia,
2 Corinthians 2:13 I had no rest in my spirit, because I found not Titus my brother: but taking my leave of them, I went from thence into Macedonia.
Philemon 1:24 Marcus, Aristarchus, Demas, Lucas, my fellowlabourers.
Luke 14:26-27 If any man come to me, and hate not his father, and mother, and wife, and children, and brethren, and sisters, yea, and his own life also, h…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on 2 Timothy 4:9-15

Here are divers particular matters which Paul mentions to Timothy, now at the closing of the epistle. 1. He bids him hasten to him, if possible (Ti2 4:9): So thy diligence to come shortly to me. For Timothy was an evangelist, one who was not a fixed pastor of any one place, but attended the motions of the apostles, to build upon their foundation. Paul wanted Timothy's company and help; and the reason he gives is because several had left him (Ti2 4:10); one from an ill principle, namely, Demas, who abides under an ill name for it: Demas hath forsaken me, having loved this present world. He quitted Paul and his interest, either for fear of suffering (because Paul was now a prisoner, and he was…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Timothy 4:10

Demas--once a "fellow laborer" of Paul, along with Mark and Luke (Col 4:14; Plm 1:24). 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 (Mat 13:20-22). 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 "setting in order" the affairs of the churches there (Tit 1:5). Dalmatia--part of the Roman province of Illyricum on the coast of the Adriatic. Paul had written to him (Tit 3:12) to come to him in the winter to Nicopolis (in Epirus), intendin…

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Adam Clarke on 2 Timothy 4:10

Demas 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 Col 4:14, which were written when Paul was a prisoner at Rome for the first time. Having loved this present world - Αγαπησας τον νυν αιωνα Having preferred Judaism to Christianity; or having loved the Jews, and having sought their welfare in preference to that of the Gentiles. The עולם הזה words olam hazzeh, which answer to the Greek τον νυν αιωνα, are generally to be understood as signifying, either the Jewish people, or the system of Judaism. It was now become doubly dangerous to be a Christian; and those who had not…

The Church Fathers

Of the churches of Galatia, Crescens.
— Apostolic Constitutions, CONSTITUTIONS OF THE HOLY APOSTLES

He does not find fault with them; for they were sent for preaching.
— John Damascene,

He calls "Galatia" what we now call Gaul; for so all of the older peoples called this place, as anyone can recognize from many sources, especially from the Jewish history written by Josephus. For those people who are now called Galatians are so designated in the old narratives that trace their movement from those regions to various places.
— Theodore of Mopsuestia, COMMENTARY ON 2 TIMOTHY

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Dictionary and topics

Crescens — Increasing, probably one of the seventy disciples of Christ. He was one of Paul’s assistants (2 Tim. 4:10), probably a Christian of Rome.
Dalmatia — A mountainous country on the eastern shore of the Adriatic, a part of the Roman province of Illyricum. It still bears its ancient name. During Paul’s second imprisonment at Rome, Titus left him to…
Demas — A companion and fellow-labourer of Paul during his first imprisonment at Rome (Philemon 1:24; Col. 4:14). It appears, however, that the love of the world afterwards mastered him, and he deserted the…
Galatia — Has been called the “Gallia” of the East, Roman writers calling its inhabitants Galli. They were an intermixture of Gauls and Greeks, and hence were called Gallo-Graeci, and the country…
Illyricum — A country to the north-west of Macedonia, on the eastern shores of the Adriatic, now almost wholly comprehended in Dalmatia, a name formerly given to the southern part of Illyricum (2 Tim. 4:10). It…
Titus — Honourable, was with Paul and Barnabas at Antioch, and accompanied them to the council at Jerusalem (Gal. 2:1-3; Acts 15:2), although his name nowhere occurs in the Acts of the Apostles. He appears…
Apostasy · General references — General references
Apostates · A worldly spirit tends to make — A worldly spirit tends to make
Backsliders · 8:22; — 8:22;
Crescens · A disciple with Paul at Rome — A disciple with Paul at Rome
Dalmatia · A country on the eastern shore of the Adriatic Sea — A country on the eastern shore of the Adriatic Sea

2 Timothy 4:10

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on 2 Timothy 4:9-15

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Timothy 4:10

Adam Clarke on 2 Timothy 4:10

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

2 Timothy 4:10

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on 2 Timothy 4:9-15

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Timothy 4:10

Adam Clarke on 2 Timothy 4:10

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

John Gill on 2 Timothy 4:10

John Calvin on 2 Timothy 4:9-13

Tyndale Open Study Notes on 2 Timothy 4:10