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that no one stood with him, that is, to bear

testimony for him or stood as support for

him. It was as if he was standing there all

alone. You say, “Why?” Well, very possibly

Nero put fear in people's hearts. You know,

one time the city was set on fire, and they

blamed the Christians, and it was Nero who

had believers coated with pitch and set afire

so that they would light up the garden

parties. So you can imagine the man of God

standing there and he’s going to court, and

nobody came to his defense. Nobody came

and said, “Let me give a testimony for the

sake of the apostle Paul. Let us come and

testify of his character. Let us come and

testify of the fact that he's not guilty of the

charges that you brought against him”; in

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