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15 You be on guard against him[a] too, because he vehemently opposed our words. 16 At my first defense no one appeared in my support; instead they all deserted me—may they not be held accountable for it. 17 But the Lord stood by me and strengthened me, so that through me the message[b] would be fully proclaimed[c] for all the Gentiles to hear. And so I was delivered from the lion’s mouth!

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Timothy 4:15 tn Grk “against whom,” as a continuation of the previous clause. Because of the length and complexity of the Greek sentence, a new sentence was started here in the translation.
  2. 2 Timothy 4:17 tn Or “the preaching.”
  3. 2 Timothy 4:17 tn Grk “might be completely fulfilled.”