2 Timothy 4:16

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.

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Word	Greek	Strong’s	Meaning
At	Ἐν En	G1722	"in · preposition
my	μοῦ moû	G3450	of me
first	πρώτῃ prōtē	G4413	foremost (in time · adjective — dative singular feminine
answer	ἀπολογίᾳ apologia	G627	a plea ("apology") · noun — dative singular feminine
man	οὐδείς oudeis	G3762	not even one (man · adjective — nominative singular masculine
with	συμπαραγίνομαι symparagínomai	G4836	to be present together
me	μοί moí	G3427	to me
but	ἀλλὰ alla	G235	properly · conjunction
all	πάντες pantes	G3956	all · adjective — nominative plural masculine
forsook	ἐγκατέλιπον· egkatelipon	G1459	to leave behind in some place · verb — second aorist active indicative, 3rd person plural
me	μου mou	G3165	me · personal pronoun — 1st person genitive singular
may	λογισθείη. logistheiē	G3049	to take an inventory · verb — aorist passive deponent optative, 3rd person singular
not	μὴ mē	G3361	(adverb) not · particle — negative
laid	λογίζομαι logízomai	G3049	to take an inventory
charge	αὐτοῖς autois	G846	the reflexive pronoun self · personal pronoun — dative plural masculine

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Cross-references

Acts 7:60 And he kneeled down, and cried with a loud voice, Lord, lay not this sin to their charge. And when he had said this, he fell asleep.
John 16:32 Behold, the hour cometh, yea, is now come, that ye shall be scattered, every man to his own, and shall leave me alone: and yet I am not alon…
Mark 14:50 And they all forsook him, and fled.
Psalms 31:11-13 I was a reproach among all mine enemies, but especially among my neighbours, and a fear to mine acquaintance: they that did see me without f…
Acts 22:1 Men, brethren, and fathers, hear ye my defence which I make now unto you.
Acts 25:16 To whom I answered, It is not the manner of the Romans to deliver any man to die, before that he which is accused have the accusers face to…
1 Corinthians 9:3 Mine answer to them that do examine me is this,
2 Corinthians 7:11 For behold this selfsame thing, that ye sorrowed after a godly sort, what carefulness it wrought in you, yea, what clearing of yourselves, y…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on 2 Timothy 4:16–end

Here, I. He gives Timothy an account of his own present circumstances. 1. He had lately been called to appear before the emperor, upon his appeal to Caesar; and then no man stood with him (Ti2 4:16), to plead his cause, to bear testimony for him, or so much as to keep him in countenance, but all men forsook him. This was strange, that so good a man as Paul should have nobody to own him, even at Rome, where there were many Christians, whose faith was spoken of throughout the world, Rom 1:8. But men are but men. The Christians at Rome were forward to go and meet him (Acts 28); but when it came to the pinch, and they would be in danger of suffering with him, then they all forsook him. He prays…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Timothy 4:16

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 (Phi 1:1, Phi 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 certainly would not have been spared. The tradition [EUSEBIUS, Ecclesiastical History, 2.251] that he was finally beheaded, accords with his not having been put to death in the persecution, A.D. 64, when burning to death was the mode by wh…

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Adam Clarke on 2 Timothy 4:16

At my first answer - Εν τῃ τρωτῃ μου απολογιᾳ· 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 Nero, he could procure no person to plead for him. Nero, who had himself set fire to Rome, charged it on the Christians, and they were in consequence persecuted in the most cruel manner; he caused them to be wrapped up in p…

The Church Fathers

For he once stood before Nero, and he escaped.
— John Damascene,

For we owe "fruits" to those who minister spiritual doctrine to us through their understanding of the divine mysteries. We owe these to them as men. We owe these fruits also to "the living souls" since they offer themselves as examples for us in their own continence.
— Augustine of Hippo, Confessions 13.25.38

"At my first answer," he says, "no man stood with me, but all men forsook me: I pray God that it may not be laid to their charge." Do you see how he spares his friends, notwithstanding it was a grievous thing they had done? For it is not the same thing to be despised by aliens, as by our own friends. Do you see his intense dejection? It cannot be said, that I was assailed by those without, but had comfort in the attention and support of my friends; for these also betrayed me. "All men," he says, "forsook me." And this was no light offense. For if he that in war abandons one who is exposed to danger, and shrinks from meeting the hands of his enemies, is justly smitten by his friends, as having utterly betrayed their cause, much more in the case of the Gospel. But what "first answer," does he speak of? He had stood before Nero, and had escaped. But afterwards, because he had converted his cup-bearer, he was beheaded. And here again is encouragement for his disciple in what follows.
— John Chrysostom, Homily on 2 Timothy 10

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Dictionary and topics

Onesiphorus — Bringing profit, an Ephesian Christian who showed great kindness to Paul at Rome. He served him in many things, and had oft refreshed him. Paul expresses a warm interest in him and his household (2…
Afflictions Made Beneficial · In furthering the gospel — In furthering the gospel
Cowardice · General scriptures concerning — General scriptures concerning
Forgiveness Of Injuries · Exemplified: Paul — Exemplified: Paul
Friendship · General scriptures concerning — General scriptures concerning
Meekness · .Paul — .Paul
Prayer, Intercessory · Should be offered up for: Those who forsake us — Should be offered up for: Those who forsake us
Prisoners · Permitted to make — Permitted to make

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

2 Timothy 4:16

Word by word — the Greek

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on 2 Timothy 4:16–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Timothy 4:16

Adam Clarke on 2 Timothy 4:16

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

2 Timothy 4:16

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on 2 Timothy 4:16–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Timothy 4:16

Adam Clarke on 2 Timothy 4:16

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

John Gill on 2 Timothy 4:16

John Calvin on 2 Timothy 4:14–end

Tyndale Open Study Notes on 2 Timothy 4:16