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Demas

Paul's fellow-worker (Col 4:14; Phlm 24) who later forsook him, having loved this present world (2 Tim 4:10) — the New Testament's quiet cautionary arc.

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Biography

Key Data
Era
1st century AD
Titles
Fellow-worker of Paul
Tags
demas · new-testament

Demas in Scripture

3 verses use this name, in 3 books. Open a book to read its mentions here. Text: Berean Standard Bible. Names repeat in Scripture — some of these verses may speak of another person called Demas.

First namedColossians 4:14Luke, the beloved physician, and Demas send you greetings.Last namedPhilemon 1:24as do Mark, Aristarchus, Demas, and Luke, my fellow workers.

Named alongside

Other people MannaFest has a page for whose name the text uses in Colossians 4, 2 Timothy 4 and Philemon 1. Each card shows the verse it came from. Scripture reuses names freely, so a page behind a name here may belong to another person who shares it.

LukeThe beloved physician and companion of Paul; careful historian of the orderly account — the Gospel of Luke and the Acts…Colossians 4:14Luke, the beloved physician, and Demas send you greetings.
ArchippusFellow-soldier addressed in Phlm 2, charged in Col 4:17 to take heed to the ministry received in the Lord.Colossians 4:17Tell Archippus: “See to it that you complete the ministry you have received in the Lord.”
EpaphrasColossae's founding evangelist, the beloved fellow-servant from whom the church learned the gospel (Col 1:7), always st…Colossians 4:12Epaphras, who is one of you and a servant of Christ Jesus, sends you greetings. He is always wrestling in prayer for you, so that you may stand mature and fully assured in the full will of God.
OnesimusPhilemon's runaway slave, begotten in Paul's bonds and sent home as a brother beloved — the letter of Philemon is his s…Colossians 4:9With him I am sending Onesimus, our faithful and beloved brother, who is one of you. They will tell you about everything here.
TychicusBeloved brother and faithful minister, Paul's letter-carrier for Ephesians and Colossians (Eph 6:21-22; Col 4:7-8), sen…Colossians 4:7Tychicus will tell you all the news about me. He is a beloved brother, a faithful minister, and a fellow servant in the Lord.
Alexander the coppersmithDid Paul much evil — "the Lord will render to him according to his works" (2 Tim 4:14); possibly the Alexander of 1 Tim…2 Timothy 4:14Alexander the coppersmith did great harm to me. The Lord will repay him according to his deeds.
ApphiaAddressed with Philemon and Archippus (Phlm 2), traditionally his wife — "Apphia our sister."Philemon 1:2to Apphia our sister, to Archippus our fellow soldier, and to the church that meets at your house:
AquilaA Jewish tentmaker of Pontus who, with his wife Priscilla, labored alongside Paul and "laid down their own necks" for h…2 Timothy 4:19Greet Prisca and Aquila, as well as the household of Onesiphorus.

Studies that meet Demas

These studies quote a verse that names Demas.

The Seven Churches of RevelationColossians 4:14Philemon — the Study GuidePhilemon 1:24
Studies working in the same chapters3

These do not quote a verse naming Demas; they open other passages in the same chapters.

Put That on Mine Account — ImputationPhilemon 1The Bible and SlaveryPhilemon 1Who Wrote the Pastorals? — 1–2 Timothy & Titus2 Timothy 4

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