Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version At my first defense, no one came to my support, but everyone deserted me. May it not be held against them. New Living Translation The first time I was brought before the judge, no one came with me. Everyone abandoned me. May it not be counted against them. English Standard Version At my first defense no one came to stand by me, but all deserted me. May it not be charged against them! Berean Standard Bible At my first defense, no one stood with me, but everyone deserted me. May it not be charged against them. Berean Literal Bible In my first defense, no one has stood with me, but all deserted me. May it be not charged to them! King James Bible 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 King James Version At my first defense no one stood with me, but all forsook me. May it not be charged against them. New American Standard Bible At my first defense no one supported me, but all deserted me; may it not be counted against them. NASB 1995 At my first defense no one supported me, but all deserted me; may it not be counted against them. NASB 1977 At my first defense no one supported me, but all deserted me; may it not be counted against them. Legacy Standard Bible At my first defense no one supported me, but all deserted me. May it not be counted against them. Amplified Bible At my first trial no one supported me [as an advocate] or stood with me, but they all deserted me. May it not be counted against them [by God]. Christian Standard Bible At my first defense, no one stood by me, but everyone deserted me. May it not be counted against them. Holman Christian Standard Bible At my first defense, no one stood by me, but everyone deserted me. May it not be counted against them. American Standard Version At my first defence no one took my part, but all forsook me: may it not be laid to their account. Aramaic Bible in Plain English At my first defense, no man was with me, but they all abandoned me. May this not be accounted to them. Contemporary English Version When I was first put on trial, no one helped me. In fact, everyone deserted me. I hope it won't be held against them. Douay-Rheims Bible At my first answer no man stood with me, but all forsook me: may it not be laid to their charge. English Revised Version At my first defence no one took my part, but all forsook me: may it not be laid to their account. GOD'S WORD® Translation At my first hearing no one stood up in my defense. Everyone abandoned me. I pray that it won't be held against them. Good News Translation No one stood by me the first time I defended myself; all deserted me. May God not count it against them! International Standard Version At my first trial no one came to my defense. Everyone abandoned me. May it not be held against them! Literal Standard Version no one stood with me in my first defense, but all forsook me (may it not be reckoned to them), Majority Standard Bible At my first defense, no one stood with me, but everyone deserted me. May it not be charged against them. New American Bible At my first defense no one appeared on my behalf, but everyone deserted me. May it not be held against them! NET Bible At my first defense no one appeared in my support; instead they all deserted me--may they not be held accountable for it. New Revised Standard Version At my first defense no one came to my support, but all deserted me. May it not be counted against them! New Heart English Bible At my first defense, no one came to help me, but all left me. May it not be held against them. Webster's Bible Translation 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. Weymouth New Testament At my first defence I had no one at my side, but all deserted me. May it not be laid to their charge. World English Bible At my first defense, no one came to help me, but all left me. May it not be held against them. Young's Literal Translation in my first defence no one stood with me, but all forsook me, (may it not be reckoned to them!) Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Lord Remains Faithful15You too should beware of him, for he has vigorously opposed our message. 16At my first defense, no one stood with me, but everyone deserted me. May it not be charged against them. 17But the Lord stood by me and strengthened me, so that through me the message would be fully proclaimed, and all the Gentiles would hear it. So I was delivered from the mouth of the lion.… Cross References Luke 12:11 When you are brought before synagogues, rulers, and authorities, do not worry about how to defend yourselves or what to say. Acts 7:60 Falling on his knees, he cried out in a loud voice, "Lord, do not hold this sin against them." And when he had said this, he fell asleep. 1 Corinthians 13:5 It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no account of wrongs. 2 Timothy 4:15 You too should beware of him, for he has vigorously opposed our message. Treasury of Scripture 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. answer. 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 face, and have licence to answer for himself concerning the crime laid against him. 1 Corinthians 9:3 Mine answer to them that do examine me is this, no. 2 Timothy 4:10 For Demas hath forsaken me, having loved this present world, and is departed unto Thessalonica; Crescens to Galatia, Titus unto Dalmatia. 2 Timothy 1:15 This thou knowest, that all they which are in Asia be turned away from me; of whom are Phygellus and Hermogenes. Psalm 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 fled from me… I pray. 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. Jump to Previous Account Charge Charged Counted Defence Defense Deserted First Forsook Held Help Imputed Judges Laid Meeting Part Reckoned Side Stood Support SupportedJump to Next Account Charge Charged Counted Defence Defense Deserted First Forsook Held Help Imputed Judges Laid Meeting Part Reckoned Side Stood Support Supported2 Timothy 4 1. He exhorts him to preach the Word with all care and diligence;6. certifies him of the nearness of his death; 9. wills him to come speedily unto him, and to bring Marcus with him; 14. warns him to beware of Alexander the metalworker. 16. informs him what had befallen him at his first answering; 19. and soon after he concludes. (16) At my first answer no man stood with me . . .--And then, after the mention of what his enemy had done out of hatred to the cause of Christ, the old man passed on to speak of the conduct of his own familiar friends at that great public trial before--most probably--the city praefect: Praefectus Urbi, a nominee of the Emperor Nero. No one friend stood by him; no "advocate" pleaded his cause; no "procurator" (an official who performed the functions of the attorney in an English court) helped him in arranging and sifting the evidence; no "patronus" of any noble or powerful house gave him his countenance and support. The position of a well-known Christian leader accused in the year 66-67 was a critical one, and the friend who dared to stand by him would himself be in great danger. After the great fire of Rome, in A.D. 64, the Christians were looked upon as the enemies of the state, and were charged as the authors of that terrible disaster. Nero, to avert suspicion from himself, allowed the Christians to be accused and condemned as incendiaries. A great persecution, in which, as Tacitus tells, a very great multitude of the followers of Jesus perished, was the immediate result of the hateful charge. It is most probable that St. Paul, as a famous Nazarene leader, was eventually arrested as implicated in this crime, and brought to Rome. His implacable enemies among the Jews might well have been the agents who brought this about, and Alexander of the last verse was possibly principally concerned in this matter. But St. Paul, conscious of his own great peril, knew well that to stand by him now, implicated as he was in this net-work of false accusations, would be a service of the greatest danger; so he pleads for them, these weak, unnerved friends of his, who, through no ill-will to the cause, but solely from timidity, had deserted him, remembering, no doubt, his own Master, who, too, in His hour of deadly peril, had been forsaken. (See John 16:32, "Behold the hour cometh, yea is now come, that ye shall be scattered every man to his own, and ye shall leave Me alone.") But like his own Master, who proceeded to say, "Yet I am not alone, because the Father is with Me," so St. Paul went on to tell Timothy neither was he alone, for One greater than any friend on earth stood by him.Verse 16. - Detente for answer, A.V.; no one took my part for no man stood with me, A.V.; all for all men, A.V.; may it not for I pray God it may not, A.V.; account for charge, A.V. Defence (ἀπολογίᾳ). "The technical word in classical Greek for a defence in answer to an accusation;" as Acts 22:1 (where see note for further illustration), and Philippians 1:7. Took my part; παρεγένετο R.T., for συμπαρεγένετο T.R., which occurs elsewhere in the New Testament only in Luke 23:48, in a somewhat different sense. The simple παραγίνομαι is very common in the New Testament, but nowhere in the technical sense in which it is used here. In classical Greek both forms are common in the sense of "coming to aid," "standing by any one," "assisting." Here it represents the Latin assistere or adesse in its technical sense of "standing by" an accused person as friend or assistant, to aid and abet them in their defence. Powerful men sometimes brought such a multitude of assistants as to overawe the magistrate, as Orgetorix the Helvetian, when summoned to trial, appeared with ten thousand followers, and so there was no trial. Paul, like his Lord and Master, of whom it is written, "All his disciples forsook him and fled," had no one to stand with him in his hour of need. Parallel Commentaries ... Greek AtἘν (En) Preposition Strong's 1722: In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc. my μου (mou) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Singular Strong's 1473: I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I. first πρώτῃ (prōtē) Adjective - Dative Feminine Singular Strong's 4413: First, before, principal, most important. Contracted superlative of pro; foremost. defense, ἀπολογίᾳ (apologia) Noun - Dative Feminine Singular Strong's 627: A verbal defense (particularly in a law court). From the same as apologeomai; a plea. no one οὐδείς (oudeis) Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular Strong's 3762: No one, none, nothing. stood with παρεγένετο (paregeneto) Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular Strong's 3854: From para and ginomai; to become near, i.e. Approach; by implication, to appear publicly. me, μοι (moi) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 1st Person Singular Strong's 1473: I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I. but ἀλλὰ (alla) Conjunction Strong's 235: But, except, however. Neuter plural of allos; properly, other things, i.e. contrariwise. everyone πάντες (pantes) Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural Strong's 3956: All, the whole, every kind of. Including all the forms of declension; apparently a primary word; all, any, every, the whole. deserted ἐγκατέλιπον (enkatelipon) Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural Strong's 1459: From en and kataleipo; to leave behind in some place, i.e. let remain over, or to desert. me. με (me) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person Singular Strong's 1473: I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I. May it not be charged λογισθείη (logistheiē) Verb - Aorist Optative Passive - 3rd Person Singular Strong's 3049: To reckon, count, charge with; reason, decide, conclude; think, suppose. against them. αὐτοῖς (autois) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Plural Strong's 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons. 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