2 Timothy 4:16
At my first defense no one appeared in my support; instead they all deserted me– may they not be held accountable for it.
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- Acts 7:60 : 60 Then he fell to his knees and cried out with a loud voice,“Lord, do not hold this sin against them!” When he had said this, he died.
- Acts 22:1 : 1 Paul’s Defense“Brothers and fathers, listen to my defense that I now make to you.”
- Acts 25:16 : 16 I answered them that it was not the custom of the Romans to hand over anyone before the accused had met his accusers face to face and had been given an opportunity to make a defense against the accusation.
- 1 Cor 9:3 : 3 This is my defense to those who examine me.
- 2 Cor 7:11 : 11 For see what this very thing, this sadness as God intended, has produced in you: what eagerness, what defense of yourselves, what indignation, what alarm, what longing, what deep concern, what punishment! In everything you have proved yourselves to be innocent in this matter.
- Phil 1:7 : 7 For it is right for me to think this about all of you, because I have you in my heart, since both in my imprisonment and in the defense and confirmation of the gospel all of you became partners in God’s grace together with me.
- Phil 1:17 : 17 The former proclaim Christ from selfish ambition, not sincerely, because they think they can cause trouble for me in my imprisonment.
- 2 Tim 1:15 : 15 You know that everyone in the province of Asia deserted me, including Phygelus and Hermogenes.
- 2 Tim 4:10 : 10 For Demas deserted me, since he loved the present age, and he went to Thessalonica. Crescens went to Galatia and Titus to Dalmatia.
- 1 Pet 3:15 : 15 But set Christ apart as Lord in your hearts and always be ready to give an answer to anyone who asks about the hope you possess.
- Ps 31:11-13 : 11 Because of all my enemies, people disdain me; my neighbors are appalled by my suffering– those who know me are horrified by my condition; those who see me in the street run away from me. 12 I am forgotten, like a dead man no one thinks about; I am regarded as worthless, like a broken jar. 13 For I hear what so many are saying, the terrifying news that comes from every direction. When they plot together against me, they figure out how they can take my life.
- Mark 14:50 : 50 Then all the disciples left him and fled.
- John 16:32 : 32 Look, a time is coming– and has come– when you will be scattered, each one to his own home, and I will be left alone. Yet I am not alone, because my Father is with me.
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17But the Lord stood by me and strengthened me, so that through me the message would be fully proclaimed for all the Gentiles to hear. And so I was delivered from the lion’s mouth!
18The Lord will deliver me from every evil deed and will bring me safely into his heavenly kingdom. To him be glory for ever and ever! Amen.
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15You be on guard against him too, because he vehemently opposed our words.
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50Then all the disciples left him and fled.
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19But there are some Jews from the province of Asia who should be here before you and bring charges, if they have anything against me.
20Or these men here should tell what crime they found me guilty of when I stood before the council,
21other than this one thing I shouted out while I stood before them:‘I am on trial before you today concerning the resurrection of the dead.’”
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11as well as the persecutions and sufferings that happened to me in Antioch, in Iconium, and in Lystra. I endured these persecutions and the Lord delivered me from them all.
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11They say,“God has abandoned him. Run and seize him, for there is no one who will rescue him!”
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21Do not abandon me, O LORD! My God, do not remain far away from me!
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8So do not be ashamed of the testimony about our Lord or of me, a prisoner for his sake, but by God’s power accept your share of suffering for the gospel.
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24But I do not consider my life worth anything to myself, so that I may finish my task and the ministry that I received from the Lord Jesus, to testify to the good news of God’s grace.
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56But this has happened so that the scriptures of the prophets would be fulfilled.” Then all the disciples left him and fled.
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4Look to the right and see! No one cares about me. I have nowhere to run; no one is concerned about my life.
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20For there is no one here like him who will readily demonstrate his deep concern for you.
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15You know that everyone in the province of Asia deserted me, including Phygelus and Hermogenes.
16May the Lord grant mercy to the family of Onesiphorus, because he often refreshed me and was not ashamed of my imprisonment.
17But when he arrived in Rome, he eagerly searched for me and found me.
18May the Lord grant him to find mercy from the Lord on that day! And you know very well all the ways he served me in Ephesus.
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9we are persecuted, but not abandoned; we are knocked down, but not destroyed,
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30since you are encountering the same conflict that you saw me face and now hear that I am facing.
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9for which I suffer hardship to the point of imprisonment as a criminal, but God’s message is not imprisoned!
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1For the music director; according to the tune“Morning Doe;” a psalm of David. My God, my God, why have you abandoned me? I groan in prayer, but help seems far away.
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3This is my defense to those who examine me.
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10I hear many whispering words of intrigue against me. Those who would cause me terror are everywhere! They are saying,“Come on, let’s publicly denounce him!” All my so-called friends are just watching for something that would lead to my downfall. They say,“Perhaps he can be enticed into slipping up, so we can prevail over him and get our revenge on him.
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13I wanted to keep him with me so that he could serve me in your place during my imprisonment for the sake of the gospel.
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11God abandons me to evil men, and throws me into the hands of wicked men.
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16I answered them that it was not the custom of the Romans to hand over anyone before the accused had met his accusers face to face and had been given an opportunity to make a defense against the accusation.
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12Ministry as a Prisoner I want you to know, brothers and sisters, that my situation has actually turned out to advance the gospel:
13The whole imperial guard and everyone else knows that I am in prison for the sake of Christ,
14and most of the brothers and sisters, having confidence in the Lord because of my imprisonment, now more than ever dare to speak the word fearlessly.
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11If then I am in the wrong and have done anything that deserves death, I am not trying to escape dying, but if not one of their charges against me is true, no one can hand me over to them. I appeal to Caesar!”
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19serving the Lord with all humility and with tears, and with the trials that happened to me because of the plots of the Jews.
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16But here is why I was treated with mercy: so that in me as the worst, Christ Jesus could demonstrate his utmost patience, as an example for those who are going to believe in him for eternal life.
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29Paul replied,“I pray to God that whether in a short or a long time not only you but also all those who are listening to me today could become such as I am, except for these chains.”
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9Do not reject me in my old age! When my strength fails, do not abandon me!
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11The following night the Lord stood near Paul and said,“Have courage, for just as you have testified about me in Jerusalem, so you must also testify in Rome.”
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9When I was with you and was in need, I was not a burden to anyone, for the brothers who came from Macedonia fully supplied my needs. I kept myself from being a burden to you in any way, and will continue to do so.
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28and by not being intimidated in any way by your opponents. This is a sign of their destruction, but of your salvation– a sign which is from God.
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12Because of this, in fact, I suffer as I do. But I am not ashamed, because I know the one in whom my faith is set and I am convinced that he is able to protect what has been entrusted to me until that day.
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1Paul’s Defense“Brothers and fathers, listen to my defense that I now make to you.”
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4who risked their own necks for my life. Not only I, but all the churches of the Gentiles are grateful to them.
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23Why Paul Postponed His Visit Now I appeal to God as my witness, that to spare you I did not come again to Corinth.
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18When his accusers stood up, they did not charge him with any of the evil deeds I had suspected.
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9Do not reject me! Do not push your servant away in anger! You are my deliverer! Do not forsake or abandon me, O God who vindicates me!
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31Pray that I may be rescued from those who are disobedient in Judea and that my ministry in Jerusalem may be acceptable to the saints,
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6So we can say with confidence,“The Lord is my helper, and I will not be afraid. What can people do to me?”
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2and that we may be delivered from perverse and evil people. For not all have faith.
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13nor can they prove to you the things they are accusing me of doing.
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8For God is my witness that I long for all of you with the affection of Christ Jesus.