Category:Demas (subject)

Demas was, according to Christian tradition, a companion of Paul of Tarsus and Luke, who later defected.

Overview

Demas in ancient sources

Philemon

Phlm 1:24 -- and so do Mark, Aristarchus, Demas, and Luke, my fellow workers.

Colossians

Col 4:14 -- Luke the beloved physician greets you, as does Demas.

2 Timothy

2 Tim 4:10 - For Demas, in love with this present world, has deserted me and gone to Thessalonica. Crescens has gone to Galatia, Titus to Dalmatia.

Select Bibliography (articles)

• / [[]] / In: The Anchor Bible Dictionary (1992 Freedman), dictionary,

External links

• Wikipedia