Bible Strands
Colossians 4:14
Luke, the beloved physician, and Demas send you greetings.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Paul addresses the Colossian church, closing his letter by directing greetings from his associates. The moment follows his testimony about Epaphras and precedes instructions to greet other regional believers.
The words — ἀγαπητὸς (agapētos) means beloved, and ἰατρὸς (iatros) means physician. Together they literally identify Luke as the beloved physician.
The thread — Luke and Demas are named as fellow workers in Philemon 1:24, while 2 Timothy 4:10 records Demas deserting Paul. The greeting network extends to the Laodicean and Hierapolitan churches referenced in Colossians 4:13–15.
Why it lands — It requires the reader to acknowledge the concrete labor of named co-workers and to extend practical fellowship to the specific households and cities listed. The text grounds abstract faith in identifiable human relationships and their eventual fractures.
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The Greek words
King James Version
Luke, the beloved physician, and Demas, greet you.
Cross-references
- Philemon 1:24 as do Mark, Aristarchus, Demas, and Luke, my fellow workers.
- 2 Timothy 4:10 because Demas, in his love of this world, has deserted me and gone to Thessalonica. Crescens has gone to Galatia, and Titus to Dalmatia.