¹⁶ At my first defense no one supported me, but all deserted me. ^(A)May it not be counted against them.

¹⁷ But the Lord stood with me and ^(A)strengthened me, so that through me ^(B)the preaching might be ^(C)fulfilled, and that all ^(D)the Gentiles might hear. And I was ^(E)rescued out of ^(F)the lion’s mouth.