Paul may have had some initial concerns in that regard, for he wrote to Timothy: “In my first defense no one came to my side, but they all forsook me ​ — may they not be held accountable. ”
इसके बावजूद, पौलुस ने कबूल किया कि ऐसा नहीं था कि वह पूरी तरह बेसहारा हो गया हो ।