2 Timothy 4:10

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

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

Demas

Colossians 4:14

Philemon 1:24

Hath

Having

Thessalonica

Acts 17:1

Galatia

Acts 16:6

Acts 18:23

Galatians 1:2

Titus

Titus 1:4

General references

Luke 14:33

1 Timothy 5:15

Bible References

Demas

Luke, the dearly-loved physician, salutes you, and so does Demas.

and from Mark, Aristarchus, Demas, and Luke, my fellow workers.

Hath

At my first defence I had no one at my side, but all deserted me. May it not be laid to their charge.

Of this you are aware, that all the Christians in Roman Asia have deserted me: and among them Phygelus and Hermogenes.

But all this has taken place in order that the writings of the Prophets may be fulfilled." At this point the disciples all left Him and fled.

From Paphos, Paul and his party put out to sea and sailed to Perga in Pamphylia. John, however, left them and returned to Jerusalem.

while Paul deemed it undesirable to have as their companion one who had deserted them in Pamphylia and had not gone on with them to the work.

Forsaking the straight road, they have gone astray, having eagerly followed in the steps of Balaam, the son of Beor, who was bent on securing the wages of unrighteousness.

Having

"Master," said yet another, "I will follow you; but allow me first to go and say good-bye to my friends at home."

"If any one is coming to me who does not hate his father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters, yes and his own life also, he cannot be a disciple of mine.

"No servant can be in bondage to two masters. For either he will hate one and love the other, or else he will cling fast to one and scorn the other. You cannot be bondservants both of God and of gold."

Remember Lot's wife.

Everybody concerns himself about his own interests, not about those of Jesus Christ.

For from love of money all sorts of evils arise; and some have so hankered after money as to be led astray from the faith and be pierced through with countless sorrows.

Do not love the world, nor the things in the world. If any one loves the world, there is no love in his heart for the Father.

For every child of God overcomes the world; and the victorious principle which has overcome the world is our faith.

Thessalonica

Then, passing through Amphipolis and Apollonia, they went to Thessalonica. Here there was a synagogue of the Jews.

Galatia

Then Paul and his companions passed through Phrygia and Galatia, having been forbidden by the Holy Spirit to proclaim the Message in the province of Asia.

After spending some time in Antioch, Paul set out on a tour, visiting the whole of Galatia and Phrygia in order, and strengthening all the disciples.

and all the brethren who are with me: To the Churches of Galatia.

Titus

yet, obtaining no relief for my spirit because I did not find our brother Titus, I bade them farewell and went on into Macedonia.

But He who comforts the depressed--even God-- comforted us by the coming of Titus, and not by his coming only,

This led us to urge Titus that, as he had previously been the one who commenced the work, so he should now go and complete among you this act of beneficence also.

Later still, after an interval of fourteen years, I again went up to Jerusalem in company with Barnabas, taking Titus also with me.

To Titus my own true child in our common faith. May grace and peace be granted to you from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Saviour.

General references

Just as no one of you who does not detach himself from all that belongs to him can be a disciple of mine.

For already some of them have gone astray, following Satan.