2 Timothy 4:10

“For Demas hath forsaken me, etc.] Of this person, (see Gill on “<510414>Colossians 4:14”). It does not appear by what is said in this clause, and in the following, that he entirely apostatized; he might forsake the apostle, and yet not forsake Christ and his interest, or make shipwreck of faith and a good conscience: his faith might be right, though low, and his love sincere, though not fervent; and through a fear of persecution, and loss of life, he might be tempted to leave the apostle, and withdraw from Rome, for his own safety; which though it was far from being commendable in him, yet may be accounted for in this state of frailty and imperfection, consistent with the grace of God; and…”

“Demas--once a "fellow laborer" of Paul, along with Mark and Luke (Col 4:14; Plm 1:24). His motive for forsaking Paul seems to have been love of worldly ease, safety, and comforts at home, and disinclination to brave danger with Paul (Mat 13:20-22). CHRYSOSTOM implies that Thessalonica was his home. Galatia--One oldest manuscript supports the reading "Gaul." But most oldest manuscripts, &c., "Galatia." Titus--He must have therefore left Crete after "setting in order" the affairs of the churches there (Tit 1:5). Dalmatia--part of the Roman province of Illyricum on the coast of the Adriatic. Paul had written to him (Tit 3:12) to come to him in the winter to Nicopolis (in Epirus), intending in…”

“For Demas hath forsaken me - Demas is honorably mentioned in Colossians 4:14; but nothing more is known of him than what can be gathered from that place and this - that he was at first a friend and fellow-laborer of Paul, but that, under the influence of a desire to live, he afterward forsook him, even in circumstances where he greatly needed the presence of a friend. Having loved this present world - This does not mean, necessarily, that he was an avaricious man, or that, in itself, he loved the honors or wealth of this world; but it means that he desired to live. He was not willing to stay with Paul, and subject himself to the probabilities of martyrdom; and, in order to secure his life,…”

“Demas - Once my fellowlabourer, Plm 1:24. Hath forsaken me. Crescens, probably a preacher also, is gone, with my consent, to Galatia, Titus to Dalmatia, having now left Crete. These either went with him to Rome, or visited him there. 2 Timothy 4:11”

“4:10 Demas: See Col 4:14; Phlm 1:24. • deserted: See also 2 Tim 4:16-17; cp. Ps 22:1; Mark 15:34. • Loving the things of this life contrasts with the anticipation of Christ’s glorious return (2 Tim 4:8). • Crescens is otherwise unknown; his and Titus’s absence seems to have heightened Paul’s isolation. • Titus was Paul’s effective and reliable co-worker. Perhaps he had gone to Dalmatia (northwest of modern-day Greece) on a mission for Paul.”

“Demas: Col 4:14, Col 4:15; Plm 1:24 hath: Ti2 4:16, Ti2 1:15; Mat 26:56; Act 13:13, Act 15:38; Pe2 2:15 having: Luk 9:61, Luk 9:62, Luk 14:26, Luk 14:27, Luk 14:33, Luk 16:13, Luk 17:32; Phi 2:21; Ti1 6:10; Jo1 2:15, Jo1 2:16, Jo1 5:4, Jo1 5:5 Thessalonica: Act 17:1, Act 17:11, Act 17:13 Galatia: Act 16:6, Act 18:23; Gal 1:2 Titus: Co2 2:13, Co2 7:6, Co2 8:6, Co2 8:16; Gal 2:1-3; Tit 1:4 2 Timothy 4:11”