Luke, the beloved physician, and Demas send you greetings.
Parallel translations
- WEB Luke, the beloved physician, and Demas greet you.
- KJV Luke, the beloved physician, and Demas, greet you.
- NKJV Luke the beloved physician and Demas greet you.
- NASB Luke, the beloved physician, sends you his greetings, and Demas does also.
- NLT Luke, the beloved doctor, sends his greetings, and so does Demas.
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Quick answer
Luke the beloved physician and Demas send greetings. It matters because it names companions of Paul, including Luke the Gospel writer, and Demas, who later fell away.
Overview
Paul conveys greetings from Luke, called 'the beloved physician,' the author of Luke and Acts and a faithful traveling companion. Demas is mentioned without comment here, though Paul later records that Demas deserted him, having loved the present world (2 Timothy 4:10). The contrast quietly reminds believers to persevere in faith rather than drift back to the world.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 2
- Phlm 1:24as do Mark, Aristarchus, Demas, and Luke, my fellow workers.
- 2 Tim 4:10–11because Demas, in his love of this world, has deserted me and gone to Thessalonica. Crescens has gone to Galatia, and Titus to Dalmatia.
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