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2 Timothy 4:10 KJV
2 Timothy · chapter 4 · verse 10
For Demas hath forsaken me, having loved this present world, and is departed unto Thessalonica; Crescens to Galatia, Titus unto Dalmatia.2 Timothy 4:10 · King James Version
2 Timothy 4:10 in context
8Henceforth there is laid up for me a crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, shall give me at that day: and not to me only, but unto all them also that love his appearing.
9Do thy diligence to come shortly unto me:
10For Demas hath forsaken me, having loved this present world, and is departed unto Thessalonica; Crescens to Galatia, Titus unto Dalmatia.
11Only Luke is with me. Take Mark, and bring him with thee: for he is profitable to me for the ministry.
12And Tychicus have I sent to Ephesus.
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Key words (Strong's)
- ThessalonicathessalonikēThessalonica = " victory of falsity" , a famous and populous city, situated on…G2332 →
- forsakenegkataleipōabandon, desert, leave in straits, leave helpless, totally abandoned, utterly forsaken…G1459 →
- departedporeuōto lead over, carry over, transfer, to pursue the journey on which one has entered, to…G4198 →
- presentnynat this time, the present, nowG3568 →
- DemasdēmasDemas = " governor of the people" , a companion of Paul, who deserted the apostle…G1214 →
- lovedagapaōof persons, to welcome, to entertain, to be fond of, to love dearly, of things, to be…G25 →
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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.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 9-15