The Abandoned Apostle

[9] Do thy diligence to come shortly unto me: [10] For Demas hath forsaken me, having loved this present world, and is departed unto Thessalonica; Crescens to Galatia, Titus unto Dalmatia. [11] Only Luke is with me. Take Mark, and bring him with thee: for he is profitable to me for the ministry. [12] And Tychicus have I sent to Ephesus. [13] The cloke that I left at Troas with Carpus, when thou comest, bring with thee, and the books, but especially the parchments. [14] Alexander the coppersmith did me much evil: the Lord reward him according to his works: [15] Of whom be thou ware also; for he hath greatly withstood our words. [16] At my first answer no man stood with me, but all men forsook me: I pray God that it may not be laid to their charge.

• Demas
• Backsliders
• Covetousness

For Demas hath forsaken me, having loved this present world, and is departed unto Thessalonica; Crescens to Galatia, Titus unto Dalmatia.

Thou therefore, my son, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus.

• Apostasy
• Backsliders

This thou knowest, that all they which are in Asia be turned away from me; of whom are Phygellus and Hermogenes.

Persecuted, but not forsaken; cast down, but not destroyed;

• Paul
• Paul
• Meekness

At my first answer no man stood with me, but all men forsook me: I pray God that it may not be laid to their charge.

• Mark
• Instability

But Paul thought not good to take him with them, who departed from them from Pamphylia, and went not with them to the work.

• Corruption

He seeing this before spake of the resurrection of Christ, that his soul was not left in hell, neither his flesh did see corruption.

• Faith
• Unbelief

By faith the harlot Rahab perished not with them that believed not, when she had received the spies with peace.

And they all forsook him, and fled.

• Jesus
• Backsliders
• Cowardice

But all this was done, that the scriptures of the prophets might be fulfilled. Then all the disciples forsook him, and fled.

And likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned in their lust one toward another; men with men working that which is unseemly, and receiving in themselves that recompence of their error which was meet.