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class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/colossians/4.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/colossians/4.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />Our dear friend Luke, the doctor, and Demas send greetings.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/colossians/4.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Luke, the beloved doctor, sends his greetings, and so does Demas.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/colossians/4.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Luke the beloved physician greets you, as does Demas.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/colossians/4.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Luke, the beloved physician, and Demas send you greetings.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/colossians/4.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />Luke, the beloved physician, greets you, and also Demas.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/colossians/4.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Luke, the beloved physician, and Demas, greet you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/colossians/4.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Luke the beloved physician and Demas greet you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/colossians/4.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Luke, the beloved physician, sends you his greetings, and Demas <i>does also.</i><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/colossians/4.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Luke, the beloved physician, sends you his greetings, and also Demas.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/colossians/4.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Luke, the beloved physician, sends you his greetings, and <i>also</i> Demas.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/colossians/4.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Luke, the beloved physician, sends you his greetings, and <i>also</i> Demas.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/colossians/4.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Luke, the beloved physician, and Demas greet you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/colossians/4.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Luke, the dearly loved physician, and Demas send you greetings.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/colossians/4.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Luke, the dearly loved physician, and Demas greet you. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/colossians/4.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Luke, the beloved physician, and Demas salute you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/colossians/4.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Our dear doctor Luke sends you his greetings, and so does Demas. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/colossians/4.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Luke, the beloved physician, and Demas salute you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/colossians/4.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />My dear friend Luke, the physician, and Demas greet you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/colossians/4.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Luke, our dear doctor, and Demas send you their greetings. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/colossians/4.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Luke, the beloved physician, and Demas greet you. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/colossians/4.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Luke, the beloved physician, and Demas send you greetings.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/colossians/4.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Our dear friend Luke the physician and Demas greet you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/colossians/4.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Luke, the beloved physician, and Demas greet you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/colossians/4.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Luke, the beloved physician, and Demas, greet you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/colossians/4.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />Luke, the dearly-loved physician, salutes you, and so does Demas.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/colossians/4.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Luke the beloved physician and Demas greet you. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/colossians/4.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Lucas greets you, the beloved physician, and Demas;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/colossians/4.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />Luke, the beloved physician, greets you, and also Demas.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/colossians/4.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Salute you doth Lukas, the beloved physician, and Demas;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/colossians/4.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Luke, the dearly beloved physician, greets you, and Demas.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/colossians/4.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Luke, the most dear physician, saluteth you: and Demas. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/colossians/4.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Luke, a most beloved physician, greets you, as does Demas.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/colossians/4.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Luke the beloved physician sends greetings, as does Demas. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/colossians/4.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Luke, the beloved physician, and Demas greet you.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/colossians/4.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Luke, the beloved physician, and Demas, greet you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/aramaic-plain-english/colossians/4.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a></span><br />Luqa, our beloved Physician, invokes your peace, and Dema.<div class="vheading2"><b>NT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/anderson/colossians/4.htm">Anderson New Testament</a></span><br />Luke, the beloved physician, and Demas, salute you.<CM><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/godbey/colossians/4.htm">Godbey New Testament</a></span><br />Luke, the beloved physician, and Demas salute you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/haweis/colossians/4.htm">Haweis New Testament</a></span><br />Luke, the beloved physician, saluteth you, and Demas.<CM><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/mace/colossians/4.htm">Mace New Testament</a></span><br />and Hierapolis, our dear brother Luke the Physician, and Demas salute you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/colossians/4.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />Luke, the dearly-loved physician, salutes you, and so does Demas.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worrell/colossians/4.htm">Worrell New Testament</a></span><br />Luke, the beloved physician, and Demas, salute you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worsley/colossians/4.htm">Worsley New Testament</a></span><br />Luke the beloved physician, and Demas, greeteth you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/colossians/4-14.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/7q-K-qsfihQ?start=843" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/colossians/4.htm">Final Greetings</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">13</span>For I testify about him that he goes to great pains for you and for those at Laodicea and Hierapolis. <span class="reftext">14</span><span class="highl"><a href="/greek/3065.htm" title="3065: Loukas (N-NMS) -- Lucas, Luke, Christian physician and writer of the Third Gospel and Acts. Contracted from Latin Lucanus; Lucas, a Christian.">Luke,</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: ho (Art-NMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">the</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: ho (Art-NMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/27.htm" title="27: agapētos (Adj-NMS) -- From agapao; beloved.">beloved</a> <a href="/greek/2395.htm" title="2395: iatros (N-NMS) -- A physician. From iaomai; a physician.">physician,</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">and</a> <a href="/greek/1214.htm" title="1214: Dēmas (N-NMS) -- Demas, a helper of Paul in Rome. Probably for Demetrios; Demas, a Christian.">Demas</a> <a href="/greek/782.htm" title="782: Aspazetai (V-PIM/P-3S) -- To greet, salute, pay my respects to, welcome. To enfold in the arms, i.e. to salute, to welcome.">send you greetings.</a> <a href="/greek/4771.htm" title="4771: hymas (PPro-A2P) -- You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou."></a> </span> <span class="reftext">15</span>Greet the brothers in Laodicea, as well as Nympha and the church that meets at her house.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_timothy/4-11.htm">2 Timothy 4:11</a></span><br />Only Luke is with me. Get Mark and bring him with you, because he is useful to me in the ministry.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/philemon/1-24.htm">Philemon 1:24</a></span><br />as do Mark, Aristarchus, Demas, and Luke, my fellow workers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/1-3.htm">Luke 1:3</a></span><br />Therefore, having carefully investigated everything from the beginning, it seemed good also to me to write an orderly account for you, most excellent Theophilus,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/16-10.htm">Acts 16:10</a></span><br />As soon as Paul had seen the vision, we got ready to leave for Macedonia, concluding that God had called us to preach the gospel to them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/28-30.htm">Acts 28:30-31</a></span><br />Paul stayed there two full years in his own rented house, welcoming all who came to visit him. / Boldly and freely he proclaimed the kingdom of God and taught about the Lord Jesus Christ.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/8-18.htm">2 Corinthians 8:18</a></span><br />Along with Titus we are sending the brother who is praised by all the churches for his work in the gospel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/13-14.htm">2 Corinthians 13:14</a></span><br />The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with all of you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/philippians/1-24.htm">Philippians 1:24-25</a></span><br />But it is more necessary for you that I remain in the body. / Convinced of this, I know that I will remain and will continue with all of you for your progress and joy in the faith,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_timothy/5-23.htm">1 Timothy 5:23</a></span><br />Stop drinking only water and use a little wine instead, because of your stomach and your frequent ailments.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_timothy/4-20.htm">2 Timothy 4:20</a></span><br />Erastus has remained at Corinth, and Trophimus I left sick in Miletus.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/1-1.htm">Acts 1:1</a></span><br />In my first book, O Theophilus, I wrote about all that Jesus began to do and to teach,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/20-6.htm">Acts 20:6</a></span><br />And after the Feast of Unleavened Bread, we sailed from Philippi, and five days later we rejoined them in Troas, where we stayed seven days.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/16-21.htm">Romans 16:21</a></span><br />Timothy, my fellow worker, sends you greetings, as do Lucius, Jason, and Sosipater, my fellow countrymen.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/16-19.htm">1 Corinthians 16:19-20</a></span><br />The churches in the province of Asia send you greetings. Aquila and Prisca greet you warmly in the Lord, and so does the church that meets at their house. / All the brothers here send you greetings. Greet one another with a holy kiss.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_peter/5-13.htm">1 Peter 5:13</a></span><br />The church in Babylon, chosen together with you, sends you greetings, as does my son Mark.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2"> Luke, the beloved physician, and Demas, greet you.</p><p class="hdg">Luke.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_timothy/4-11.htm">2 Timothy 4:11</a></b></br> Only Luke is with me. Take Mark, and bring him with thee: for he is profitable to me for the ministry.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/philemon/1-24.htm">Philemon 1:24</a></b></br> Marcus, Aristarchus, Demas, Lucas, my fellowlabourers.</p><p class="hdg">Demas.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_timothy/4-10.htm">2 Timothy 4:10</a></b></br> For Demas hath forsaken me, having loved this present world, and is departed unto Thessalonica; Crescens to Galatia, Titus unto Dalmatia.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/philemon/1-24.htm">Philemon 1:24</a></b></br> Marcus, Aristarchus, Demas, Lucas, my fellowlabourers.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/colossians/4-9.htm">Beloved</a> <a href="/colossians/4-9.htm">Dear</a> <a href="/colossians/1-13.htm">Dearly-Loved</a> <a href="/philemon/1-24.htm">Demas</a> <a href="/acts/5-34.htm">Doctor</a> <a href="/galatians/4-16.htm">Friend</a> <a href="/philippians/4-22.htm">Greet</a> <a href="/colossians/4-12.htm">Greetings</a> <a href="/luke/17-36.htm">Luke</a> <a href="/luke/8-43.htm">Medical</a> <a href="/luke/5-32.htm">Physician</a> <a href="/colossians/4-10.htm">Salute</a> <a href="/colossians/4-12.htm">Salutes</a> <a href="/colossians/4-12.htm">Sends</a> <a href="/colossians/4-9.htm">Well-Loved</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/1_thessalonians/1-4.htm">Beloved</a> <a href="/1_thessalonians/1-4.htm">Dear</a> <a href="/2_timothy/1-2.htm">Dearly-Loved</a> <a href="/2_timothy/4-10.htm">Demas</a> <a href="/matthew/9-12.htm">Doctor</a> <a href="/1_thessalonians/5-11.htm">Friend</a> <a href="/colossians/4-15.htm">Greet</a> <a href="/colossians/4-15.htm">Greetings</a> <a href="/2_timothy/4-11.htm">Luke</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/16-12.htm">Medical</a> <a href="/jeremiah/8-22.htm">Physician</a> <a href="/colossians/4-15.htm">Salute</a> <a href="/2_timothy/4-21.htm">Salutes</a> <a href="/2_thessalonians/2-11.htm">Sends</a> <a href="/2_timothy/1-2.htm">Well-Loved</a><div class="vheading2">Colossians 4</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/colossians/4-1.htm">He exhorts them to be fervent in prayer;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">5. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/colossians/4-5.htm">to walk wisely toward those who are not yet come to the true knowledge of Christ.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">10. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/colossians/4-10.htm">He salutes them, and wishes them all prosperity.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/colossians/4.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/colossians/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/colossians/4.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>Luke, the beloved physician</b><br>Luke is identified as a physician, which highlights his profession and possibly his role in providing medical care to Paul and others in the early church. This detail underscores the diversity of backgrounds among early Christian leaders. Luke's profession as a physician may have influenced his detailed and orderly writing style, evident in the Gospel of Luke and the Acts of the Apostles, both attributed to him. His close association with Paul is well-documented, as he accompanied Paul on several missionary journeys (<a href="/acts/16-10.htm">Acts 16:10-17</a>; 20:5-15; 21:1-18; 27:1-28:16). Luke's presence with Paul during his imprisonments (<a href="/2_timothy/4-11.htm">2 Timothy 4:11</a>) suggests a deep commitment to the apostle and the mission of the early church. His title as "beloved" indicates the high regard in which he was held by Paul and the early Christian community.<p><b>and Demas</b><br>Demas is mentioned here as a companion of Paul, sending greetings to the Colossian church. However, his later abandonment of Paul (<a href="/2_timothy/4-10.htm">2 Timothy 4:10</a>) serves as a cautionary tale about the challenges and temptations faced by early Christians. Demas's departure is attributed to his love for the present world, highlighting the tension between spiritual commitment and worldly attractions. This contrast between his current mention and later actions provides a sobering reminder of the need for perseverance in faith. Demas's inclusion in this greeting suggests that, at this time, he was still actively involved in the ministry and fellowship with Paul.<p><b>send you greetings</b><br>The act of sending greetings was a common practice in ancient letters, serving to strengthen bonds between distant communities and individuals. In the context of the early church, such greetings were more than mere formalities; they were expressions of unity and shared faith among believers. This greeting from Luke and Demas to the Colossians reflects the interconnectedness of the early Christian communities, despite geographical distances. It also emphasizes the importance of maintaining relationships and encouraging one another in the faith, a theme prevalent throughout Paul's epistles (<a href="/romans/16-3.htm">Romans 16:3-16</a>; <a href="/1_corinthians/16-19.htm">1 Corinthians 16:19-20</a>). The inclusion of greetings from fellow workers like Luke and Demas would have been a source of encouragement and affirmation for the Colossian believers.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/l/luke.htm">Luke</a></b><br>Known as the beloved physician, Luke is the author of the Gospel of Luke and the Acts of the Apostles. He was a close companion of Paul and is noted for his detailed accounts of Jesus' life and the early church.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/d/demas.htm">Demas</a></b><br>A fellow worker with Paul, Demas is mentioned in several of Paul's letters. However, later in 2 Timothy, Paul notes that Demas deserted him, having loved this present world.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/c/colossae.htm">Colossae</a></b><br>An ancient city in Asia Minor, Colossae was the recipient of Paul's letter to the Colossians. It was a significant center for early Christianity.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/p/paul.htm">Paul</a></b><br>The apostle who wrote the letter to the Colossians. He was imprisoned at the time of writing and often sent greetings from his companions to the churches.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_early_church.htm">The Early Church</a></b><br>The context of this letter is the early Christian community, which was growing and spreading throughout the Roman Empire despite facing various challenges and persecutions.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_faithful_companionship.htm">The Importance of Faithful Companionship</a></b><br>Luke's consistent presence with Paul exemplifies the value of loyal and supportive relationships in ministry. Believers are encouraged to cultivate and maintain such relationships within their faith communities.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_danger_of_worldly_temptations.htm">The Danger of Worldly Temptations</a></b><br>Demas's eventual desertion serves as a cautionary tale about the allure of worldly desires. Christians are reminded to guard their hearts and remain focused on their spiritual journey.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_encouragement_in_the_church.htm">The Role of Encouragement in the Church</a></b><br>The greetings sent by Luke and Demas highlight the importance of encouragement and connection within the body of Christ. Believers should actively seek to uplift and support one another.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_legacy_of_service.htm">The Legacy of Service</a></b><br>Luke's contributions to the New Testament through his writings demonstrate the lasting impact of using one's gifts for God's glory. Christians are encouraged to identify and utilize their talents in service to the Lord.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/perseverance_in_ministry.htm">Perseverance in Ministry</a></b><br>Despite challenges and setbacks, as seen in Paul's imprisonment and Demas's departure, the work of the Gospel continues. Believers are called to persevere in their ministry efforts, trusting in God's plan.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_colossians_4.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Colossians 4</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_neurofeedback_biblical_what_is_it.htm">Is neurofeedback therapy biblical and what is it?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/where's_proof_luke_was_a_physician.htm">Where is the historical or archaeological proof that Luke from Colossians 4:14 was indeed a physician? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/who_was_demas_in_the_bible.htm">Who was Demas in the Bible?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/acts_3_2-10__scientific_explanation.htm">Acts 3:2–10: How can this miracle be scientifically explained if the man was lame from birth? </a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/colossians/4.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(14) <span class= "bld">Luke, the beloved physician, and Demas.</span>--Comp. <a href="/philemon/1-24.htm" title="Marcus, Aristarchus, Demas, Lucas, my fellow laborers.">Philemon 1:24</a>. The original is even more emphatic, "Luke the physician, the beloved one." Demas, on the contrary, is barely named. It is impossible not to pass on in thought to the last notice of the two by St. Paul (<a href="/2_timothy/4-10.htm" title="For Demas has forsaken me, having loved this present world, and is departed to Thessalonica; Crescens to Galatia, Titus to Dalmatia.">2Timothy 4:10</a>), "Demas hath forsaken me, having loved this present world. . . . only Luke is with me."<p>On the relation of St. Luke to St. Paul, see <span class= "ital">Introduction to the Acts.</span> Here we need only remark that the emphatic mention of him as "the beloved physician" suggests the idea that it was both as physician and as friend that St. Luke, now, as in the last captivity, was with the Apostle. Though the captivity was not, according to ancient ideas, severe, it must have told upon his weak and shattered health.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/colossians/4.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 14.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Luke the physician, the beloved, saluteth you</span> (<a href="/philemon/1-24.htm">Philemon 1:24</a>; <a href="/2_timothy/4-11.htm">2 Timothy 4:11</a>). This reference to Luke's profession is extremely interesting. We gather from the use of the first person plural in <a href="/acts/16-10.htm">Acts 16:10-17</a>, and again from Acts 20:5 to the end of the narrative, that he joined St. Paul on his first voyage to Europe and was left behind at Philippi; and rejoined him six years after on the journey to Jerusalem which completed his third missionary circuit, continuing with him during his voyage to Rome and his imprisonment. This faithful friend attended him in his second captivity, and solaced his last hours; "Only Luke is with me" (<a href="/2_timothy/4-11.htm">2 Timothy 4:11</a>). His being called "the physician" suggests that he ministered to the apostle in this capacity, especially as "his first appearance in St. Paul's company synchronizes with an attack of St. Paul's constitutional malady" (Lightfoot: comp. <a href="/acts/16-10.htm">Acts 16:10</a> and <a href="/galatians/4-13.htm">Galatians 4:13-15</a>; the illness referred to in <a href="/2_corinthians/1-8.htm">2 Corinthians 1:8-10</a> and 2 Cor 4:7-5:8 may partly have led to Luke's rejoining St. Paul in Macedonia). St Luke's writings testify both to his medical knowledge and to his Pauline sympathies. His companionship probably gave a special colouring to the phraseology and cast of thought of St. Paul's later Epistles. (On the relations of St. Luke and St. Paul, see a valuable Paper by Dean Plumptre in the <span class="accented">Expositor</span>, first series, vol. 4. pp. 134-156.) "The beloved" is a distinct appellation, due partly to Luke's services to the apostle, but chiefly, one would suppose, to the amiable and gentle disposition of the writer of the third Gospel. It is not unlikely that he is "the brother" referred to in <a href="/2_corinthians/8-18.htm">2 Corinthians 8:18, 19</a>. <span class="accented">Lucas</span> is a contraction for <span class="accented">Lucanus</span>; so that he was not the "Lucius" of <a href="/acts/13-1.htm">Acts 13:1</a>, nor, certainly, the "Lucius my kinsman" of <a href="/romans/16-21.htm">Romans 16:21</a>, who was a Jew. He was probably, like many physicians of that period, a freedman; and, since freedmen took the name of the house to which they had belonged, may have been, as Plumptre conjectures, connected with the family of the Roman philosopher Seneca and the poet Lucan. <span class="cmt_word">And Demas</span> (<a href="/philemon/1-24.htm">Philemon 1:24</a>; <a href="/2_timothy/4-10.htm">2 Timothy 4:10</a>), who alone receives no word of commendation - a fact significant in view of the melancholy sentence pronounced upon him in <a href="/2_timothy/4-10.htm">2 Timothy 4:10</a>. His name is probably short for <span class="accented">Demetrius.</span> <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/colossians/4-14.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div><span class="word">Luke,</span><br /><span class="grk">Λουκᾶς</span> <span class="translit">(Loukas)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3065.htm">Strong's 3065: </a> </span><span class="str2">Lucas, Luke, Christian physician and writer of the Third Gospel and Acts. Contracted from Latin Lucanus; Lucas, a Christian.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the</span><br /><span class="grk">ὁ</span> <span class="translit">(ho)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article - Nominative Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">beloved</span><br /><span class="grk">ἀγαπητὸς</span> <span class="translit">(agapētos)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_27.htm">Strong's 27: </a> </span><span class="str2">From agapao; beloved.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">physician,</span><br /><span class="grk">ἰατρὸς</span> <span class="translit">(iatros)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2395.htm">Strong's 2395: </a> </span><span class="str2">A physician. From iaomai; a physician.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and</span><br /><span class="grk">καὶ</span> <span class="translit">(kai)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> </span><span class="str2">And, even, also, namely. </span><br /><br /><span class="word">Demas</span><br /><span class="grk">Δημᾶς</span> <span class="translit">(Dēmas)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1214.htm">Strong's 1214: </a> </span><span class="str2">Demas, a helper of Paul in Rome. Probably for Demetrios; Demas, a Christian.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">send you greetings.</span><br /><span class="grk">Ἀσπάζεται</span> <span class="translit">(Aspazetai)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_782.htm">Strong's 782: </a> </span><span class="str2">To greet, salute, pay my respects to, welcome. 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