2 Timothy 4.16 Answer = "first hearing" legal defense Was this Paul's areignment, or first hearing (preliminary trial) before a lower court of in which the City Prefect, Urbi (Conybeare) heard the case before it went went to Nero? Stood with = to be alongside of, to stand by, to support. The verb is technical for a witness or advocate standing forwad in court on a prisoner's behalf (Kelly). Forsook = to leave behind, desert Be laid to their charge = to reckon,to place to one's account. (To be put on one's bill of charge.)