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

You are for justification by the Law? Then you are done with Christ, you have deserted grace,

for Demas, in his love for this world, has deserted me and gone to Thessalonica; Crescens is off to Gaul, Titus to Dalmatia,

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!