2 Timothy 4:10

4:10 For Demas deserted me, since he loved ¹  the present age, and he went to Thessalonica. ²  Crescens went to Galatia and Titus to Dalmatia.

Philemon 1:24

1:24 Mark, Aristarchus, ³  Demas ⁴  and Luke, my colaborers, greet you too.

[4:10]  ¹ tn Grk “having loved.”

[4:10]  ² map For location see JP1 C1; JP2 C1; JP3 C1; JP4 C1.

[1:24]  ³ sn Aristarchus accompanied Paul on his collection-journey when Paul left for Rome in Acts 27:2. He is also mentioned as a fellow prisoner in Col 4:10.

[1:24]  ⁴ sn Demas is most likely the same individual mentioned by the Apostle Paul in 2 Tim 4:10. Apparently, he later on abandoned the faith because of his love of the world.