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Demas
A companion and fellow-labourer of Paul during his first imprisonment at Rome (Phlm 1:1:24; Col 4:14). It appears, however, that the love of the world afterwards mastered him, and he deserted the apostle (2 Tim 4:10).
Named in the Bible
3 verses
- Colossians 4:14 Luke, the beloved physician, and Demas, greet you.
- 2 Timothy 4:10 For Demas hath forsaken me, having loved this present world, and is departed unto Thessalonica; Crescens to Galatia, Titus unto Dalmatia.
- Philemon 1:24 Marcus, Aristarchus, Demas, Lucas, my fellowlabourers.
From Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897), by Matthew George Easton.
