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2 Timothy 4:16
16I had to explain to a judge that I had not done anything wrong. The first time I did that, nobody helped me. All my friends stayed away. I pray that God will forgive them for that.
2 Timothy 4:16 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)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.
- New International Version (NIV)At my first defense, no one came to my support, but everyone deserted me. May it not be held against them.
- English Standard Version (ESV)At my first defense no one came to stand by me, but all deserted me. May it not be charged against them!
- New King James Version (NKJV)At my first defense no one stood with me, but all forsook me. May it not be charged against them.
Context of 2 Timothy 4:16
14Alexander, the man who makes things from metal, caused a lot of trouble for me. The Lord will punish him because of the wrong things that he did. 15You must also be careful that he does not cause trouble for you. He argued very strongly against our message. I had to explain to a judge that I had not done anything wrong. The first time I did that, nobody helped me. All my friends stayed away. I pray that God will forgive them for that. 17But the Lord was there to help me. He made me strong so that I could tell his message clearly. Gentile people from many countries could hear what I said. So the Lord saved me from the danger of death. 18The Lord will continue to save me from every bad thing. And he will bring me safely to heaven, where he rules. He is great and we should praise him for ever! Amen! This is true!
Read all of 2 Timothy 42 Timothy 4:16 word by word
Ἐν τῇ πρώτῃ μου ἀπολογίᾳ οὐδείς μοι παρεγένετο, ἀλλὰ πάντες με ἐγκατέλιπον· μὴ αὐτοῖς λογισθείη.Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
- Atἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
- myἐγώegō · I/weG1473
- firstπρῶτοςprōtos · firstG4413
- answerἀπολογίαapologia · defenceG627
- no manοὐδείςoudeis · noneG3762
- stood withσυμπαραγίνομαιsumparaginomai · to assembleG4836
- butἀλλάalla · butG235
- allπᾶςpas · allG3956
- forsookἐγκαταλείπωegkataleipō · to leave behindG1459
- that it mayλογίζομαιlogizomai · to countG3049
- notμήmē · notG3361
- to their chargeαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
Cross-references for 2 Timothy 4:16
- Acts 22:1Paul said to the crowd, ‘Please, listen to me, you Jewish leaders and all you other people who are Jews like me. I want to explain to you what has happened here.’
- Acts 25:16I answered them, “You are saying that this man has done wrong things. He must first stand in front of you who are speaking against him. Then he can answer you, and I can judge who is right. That is what our Roman law says must happen.”
- 1 Corinthians 9:3Some people do not like what I do. This is my answer to what they say against me:
- 2 Corinthians 7:11You became sad in the way that God wanted. And see what good results that has brought! It has made you work hard to do good things. You want to show people that you do what is right. You are angry against sin. You want to obey God. You want to make things right again. You want to please God. You want to punish anyone who does wrong things. In all these ways, you have shown that you are right. You have done everything that was necessary in this matter.
- Philippians 1:7It is right for me to feel like this about all of you, because I love you very much. God has been very kind to all of us. Because you know that, you have continued to help me. You have helped me while I have been here in this prison. You also helped me when I was free and I could teach the good news. I explained to people why the good news is God's true message. Together, we have known how kind God is.
- 1 Peter 3:15Instead, always remember that Christ is your Lord. Let him rule how you live. People may ask you, ‘Why do you trust God to help you?’ You must always be ready to answer them about that.
- 2 Timothy 4:10Demas has left me and he has gone to Thessalonica city. He wanted to enjoy the things of this world too much. Crescens has gone to Galatia region. Titus has gone to Dalmatia region.
- 2 Timothy 1:15You know that almost all the believers in Asia region have turned against me. They include Phygelus and Hermogenes.
- Psalms 31:11All my enemies hate me. My friends insult me. Everyone who knows me is afraid of me. They run away when they see me in the street.
- Mark 14:50Then all Jesus' disciples left him and they ran away.
- John 16:32But it will happen very soon that all of you will run away to your own homes. Yes, that time has already arrived. You will run away and leave me alone. But I will not really be alone, because the Father is always with me.
- Acts 7:60Then he fell down on his knees. He shouted, ‘Lord, please forgive these men. Do not punish them because they are doing this to me.’ After Stephen had said this, he died.
Commentaries on 2 Timothy 4:16
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 16At my first answer - ͅ ͅ ͅ· At my first apology; this word properly signifies a defense or vindication. To his is the meaning of what we call the apologies of the primitive fathers; they were vindications or defences of Christianity. It is generally allowed that, when St. Paul had been taken this second time by the Romans, he was examined immediately, and required to account for his conduct; and that, so odious was Christianity through the tyranny of…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 16At my first answer - Greek, “apology ( ̓́ apologia), plea, or defense.” This evidently refers to some trial which he had had before the Roman emperor. He speaks of a first trial of this kind; but whether it was on some former occasion, and he had been released and permitted again to go abroad, or whether it was a trial which he had already had during his second imprisonment, it is not easy to determine. The former is the most natural supposition; for, if…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 14-18Verses 14-18 There is as much danger from false brethren, as from open enemies. It is dangerous having to do with those who would be enemies to such a man as Paul. The Christians at Rome were forward to meet him, Ac 28, but when there seemed to be a danger of suffering with him, then all forsook him. God might justly be angry with them, but he prays God to forgive them. The apostle was delivered out of the mouth of the lion, that is, of Nero, or some of…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 16At my first defense: A Roman trial had two parts, a preliminary investigation and the main trial. Paul was probably talking about the first part. It might also refer to his first time in prison at Rome (Acts 28; see 2 Timothy Book Introduction, “Date of Writing”). everyone deserted me: See study note on 2 Timothy 4:10.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1616. At my first answer--that is, "defense" in court, at my first public examination. Timothy knew nothing of this, it is plain, till Paul now informs him. But during his former imprisonment at Rome, Timothy was with him (Php 1:1, 7). This must have been, therefore, a second imprisonment. He must have been set free before the persecution in A.D. 64, when the Christians were accused of causing the conflagration in Rome; for, had he been a prisoner then, he…Read the comment
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Commentaries on 2 Timothy 4
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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