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Demas

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Demas G1214
Δημᾶς (Demas)
3 times in NT
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Col 4:14
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Our beloved Luke, the physician, also sends his greetings.
[Luke had traveled with Paul on several of his journeys and wrote the Gospel of Luke and the Acts of the Apostles.]
Demas also sends his greetings.
[Demas is also mentioned in Philemon 1:24. However, he eventually abandoned Paul for worldly interests and went to Thessalonica, see 2 Tim 4:10. It is likely that he came from Thessalonica in the same way as Aristarchus, see verse 10.]
2 Tim 4:10
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Demas has deserted me,
he fell in love with this world (this present age) and traveled to Thessalonica.
Crescens
has traveled to Galatia [in Asia Minor, central Turkey].
Titus
has gone to Dalmatia [region north of Macedonia, present-day southwestern Croatia].
[Demas, which is a shortened form of the name Demetrius, had previously been a close associate of Paul, see Philem. 1:24. He was not a jew, see Col. 4:11, 14. He had abandoned Paul in Rom and moved to Thessalonica, which was probably his hometown. Crescens and Titus were sent on new missions. Earlier, Paul had written to Titus in Crete and asked him to spend the winter in Nicopolis, see Titus 3:12.]
Phm 1:24
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So do my fellow workers: Mark [John Mark], Aristarchus, Demas, and Luke. [There is a reason why Paul mentions the last four people, whom Philem. probably did not know but had certainly heard of. The fact that Mark is mentioned first may be because he had abandoned Paul but was restored, see Acts 13:13; 15:39; Col. 4:10; 2 Tim 4:11. This was a fine testimony that spoke directly to Philem. situation about how his relationship with Onesimus could also be restored. John Mark, which was his full name, was originally from Jerusalem and was Barnabas' cousin, see Col. 4:10. It was in Mark's mother's house that the church gathered and prayed when Peter was miraculously freed, see Acts 12:12. Mark traveled with Paul and Barnabas, but he interrupted the journey in Perga, see Acts 13:13. Mark was close to Peter, who calls him his son, see 1 Pet. 5:13. Mark is the author of the Gospel of Mark, which contains many details from Peter's experiences with Jesus. Aristarchus was from Thessalonica, see Acts 19:29; 20:4. He probably became a Christian when Paul came to Thessalonica, see Acts 17:1–9. During the collection for the church in Jerusalem, he was chosen to accompany them. He remained at Paul's side on the way to Rom, see Acts 27:2. He is one of three men of Jewish background who are with Paul at this time, see Col. 4:11. It is likely that Demas also came from Thessalonica in the same way as Aristarchus. Demas eventually abandoned Paul for worldly interests and went to Thessalonica, see 2 Tim. 4:10. Luke was a physician, see Col. 4:14. He had traveled with Paul on several of his journeys and wrote the Gospel of Luke and the Acts of the Apostles.]