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

Titus

General references

Luke 14:33

1 Timothy 5:15

Bible References

Demas

Our beloved Luke, the doctor, salutes you; so does Demas.

So do Mark, Aristarchus, Demas and Luke, my fellow-workers.

Hath

The first time I had to defend myself, I had no supporters; everyone deserted me. God grant it may not be brought up against them!

You are aware that all the Asiatics have discarded me, including Phygelus and Hermogenes.

However, this has all happened for the fulfilment of the prophetic scriptures!" Then all the disciples left him and fled;

Setting sail from Paphos, Paul and his companions reached Perga in Pamphylia; John left them and went back to Jerusalem,

Paul held they should not take a man with them who had deserted them in Pamphylia, instead of accompanying them on active service.

they have gone wrong by leaving the straight road, by following the road of Balaam son of Bosor, who liked the profits of evil-doing ??16 but he got reproved for his malpractice: a dumb ass spoke with human voice and checked the prophet's infatuation.

Having

Another man also said to him, "I will follow you, Lord. But let me first say good-bye to my people at home."

"If anyone comes to me and does not hate his father and mother and wife and children and brothers and sisters, aye and his own life, he cannot be a disciple of mine;

No servant can serve two masters: either he will hate the one and love the other, or else he will stand by the one and despise the other, you cannot serve both God and Mammon."

(remember Lot's wife).

Everybody is selfish, instead of caring for Jesus Christ.

For love of money is the root of all mischief; it is by aspiring to be rich that certain individuals have gone astray from the faith and found themselves pierced with many a pang of remorse.

Love not the world, nor yet what is in the world; if anyone loves the world, love for the Father is not in him.

for whatever is born of God conquers the world. Our faith, that is the conquest which conquers the world.

Thessalonica

Travelling on through Amphipolis and Apollonia they reached Thessalonica. Here there was a Jewish synagogue,

Galatia

They crossed Phrygia and the country of Galatia, the holy Spirit having stopped them from preaching the word in Asia;

After spending some time there he went off on a journey right through the country of Galatia and Phrygia, strengthening the disciples.

Titus

my spirit could not rest, because I did not find Titus my brother there; so I said goodbye and went off to Macedonia.

But the God who comforts the dejected comforted me by the arrival of Titus.

This has led me to ask Titus to complete the arrangements for the same gracious contribution among yourselves, as it was he who started it.

Then, fourteen years later, I went up to Jerusalem again, accompanied by Barnabas; I took Titus with me also.

General references

So with everyone of you who will not part with all his goods he cannot be a disciple of mine.

As it is, some widows have already turned after Satan. ??16 Any believer, man or woman, who has widowed relatives, must give them relief; the church is not to be burdened with them; she has to relieve the widows who really need relief.