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Our apostle here complains of the timorousness of weak Christians in their carriage towards him, at his first appearing before Nero the emperor of Rome, or some of his officers; they deserted him, they all deserted him, very few durst own him. But this was out of weakness and timorousness, not our of maliciousness, as Alexander in the former verse; therefore, St. Paul prays for them. That God would not lay it to their charge, but pity and pardon their infirmity.
Learn hence, How hard it will go with the holiest of saints, if God should lay but one sin, though a sin of infirmity, to their charge; it would sink them to the lowest hell.
Lord! how sad must it then be to have the sins of the wicked man's whole life charged upon him!
Learn, 2. That the holiest servants of God, in a suffering hour, may and must expect to be left alone, forsaken of all their friends, none daring to open their mouth, and speak a word for them: The apostle met with it here, and a greater than he before him; when Christ was apprehended, all the disciples forsook him, and fled.