At my first defense no man stood with me, but all men forsook me: I pray God that it may not be laid to their charge.
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John Chrysostom
AD 407
If in time of war someone abandons a companion who is exposed to danger and shrinks back from the confrontation with the enemy, he would be justly condemned by the others for this gross betrayal. It is even more true with those who work for the gospel. But he then moves on to give encouragement to his disciple in what follows.
