2 Timothy 4:10 (GNV)

Passage

For Demas hath forsaken me, and hath embraced this present world, and is departed vnto Thessalonica. Crescens is gone to Galatia, Titus vnto Dalmatia.

Nearby Context

2 Timothy 4:8 For hence foorth is laide vp for me the crowne of righteousnesse, which the Lord the righteous iudge shall giue me at that day: and not to me onely, but vnto all them also that loue that his appearing.

2 Timothy 4:9 Make speede to come vnto me at once:

2 Timothy 4:10 For Demas hath forsaken me, and hath embraced this present world, and is departed vnto Thessalonica. Crescens is gone to Galatia, Titus vnto Dalmatia.

2 Timothy 4:11 Onely Luke is with me. Take Marke and bring him with thee: for he is profitable vnto me to minister.

2 Timothy 4:12 And Tychicus haue I sent to Ephesus.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "world", "demas", "hath", "forsaken", "embraced", "present", and "departed". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "world" and "demas", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 9's "Make speede to come vnto me at..." into verse 11's "Onely Luke is with me Take Marke...", so "world" and "demas" belong inside that flow. In 2 Timothy context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "world" and "demas" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.