# turned away from me

This is a metaphor that means they stopped helping Paul. They abandoned Paul because the authorities had thrown him into prison. Alternate translation: "have stopped helping me" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor]])

# Phygelus and Hermogenes

These are names of men. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/translate-names]])