en_tn/2ti/04/17.md

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## stood by me ##
"stood by me to help me"
## the proclamation might be fully accomplished, and that all the Gentiles might hear ##
Possible meanings are 1) this had already happened (see UDB) or 2) this was still future to Paul, "so that I will be able to speak his word fully and so that all the Gentiles will hear it."
## I was rescued out of the lion's mouth ##
This is a metaphor that could be could be translated as "I was rescued from great danger." This danger could have been physical, spiritual or both.