Bible Person
Meaning: popular · Male · 3 cross references
Demas is one of Paul's companions whose story ends in desertion. He begins as a coworker in the Pauline circle but is later remembered as a warning about divided loyalties. First appears in Col 4:14.1
AI summary: Demas matters because the cross references present a painful arc from partnership to abandonment. He appears first among Paul's fellow workers, but later is named as one who leaves out of love for the present world. That brief contrast gives his memory unusual force in the New Testament. Taken together, the material presents Demas as a sobering example of ministry association without final perseverance.1
Central Figure
Demas
Meaning: popular
A companion and fellow-labourer of Paul during his first imprisonment at Rome (Philemon 1:24; Col.
A companion and fellow-labourer of Paul during his first imprisonment at Rome (Philemon 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). 3
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Alistair de Blacquiere-Clarkson, “ai-BIBLE Bible Names JSON Factsheet Aggregating Material from Smith’s Bible Dictionary & Hitcocks’s New and Complete Analysis of the Bible.” ai-BIBLE electronic edition, version 1.0.
M.G.Easton, Illustrated Bible Dictionary, ai-BIBLE electronic edition, version 1.0.
Robert Rouse, “Theographic Bible Information,” Theographic-Bible-Metadata, 2020, https://github.com/robertrouse/theographic-bible-metadata.