2Ti 4:16 | TNotes | STEP | 4:16 The first time I was brought before the judge: A Roman trial was divided between an initial, preliminary investigation and the trial proper. Paul was probably referring to the first of these. It could also refer to his first imprisonment in Rome (Acts 28 ; see 2 Timothy Book Introduction, “Date of Writing”). • Everyone abandoned me: See study note on 2 Tim 4:10.

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‏ 2 Timothy 4:16

4:16 ^a The first time I was brought before the judge: A Roman trial was divided between an initial, preliminary investigation and the trial proper. Paul was probably referring to the first of these. It could also refer to his first imprisonment in Rome (Acts 28 ^b; see 2 Timothy Book Introduction, “Date of Writing”).

• Everyone abandoned me: See study note on 2 Tim 4:10.