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turned away from me
They abandoned him because he had been arrested and thrown into prison.
was not ashamed of my chain
Onesiphorus was not ashamed of Paul because he was in prison but came to visit him frequently. //Chain// is a metonym for being in prison. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy)
grant to him to find mercy … in that day
Paul is wishing that Onesiphorus receives mercy and not punishment on either 1) the day the Lord comes again or 2) the day when God will judge people.