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Now
This word marks a shift from Paul discussing his past to talking about himself in the present.
I stand here to be judged
This can be stated in active form. Alternate translation: "I am here, where they are putting me on trial" (See: rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-activepassive)
because of my hope in the promise made by God to our fathers
Here the word "hope" is a person's confident expectation that what he desires really will happen. The abstract noun "hope" can be translated here with the verbs "trust" or "confidently wait." Alternate translation: "because I trust in the promise made by God to our fathers
because of my hope in the promise made by God to our fathers
Hope in a promise is the expectation that the promise will be fulfilled. Alternate translation "because of my hope that God will do what he promised our forefathers he would do" or "because I confidently wait for God to do what he promised our forefather he would do"