“Brothers and fathers, listen now to my defense before you.”
And Stephen declared: “Brothers and fathers, listen to me! The God of glory appeared to our father Abraham while he was
At my first defense, no one stood with me, but everyone deserted me. May it not be charged against them.
Then Paul, knowing that some of them were Sadducees and the others Pharisees, called out in the Sanhedrin, “Brothers, I
Paul looked directly at the Sanhedrin and said, “Brothers, I have conducted myself before God in all good conscience to
Brothers, children of Abraham, and you Gentiles who fear God, it is to us that this message of salvation has been sent.
After three days, he called together the leaders of the Jews. When they had gathered, he said to them, “Brothers, althou
I told them that it is not the Roman custom to hand a man over before he has had an opportunity to face his accusers and
Have you been thinking all along that we were making a defense to you? We speak before God in Christ, and all of this, b
When you are brought before synagogues, rulers, and authorities, do not worry about how to defend yourselves or what to
When the governor motioned for Paul to speak, he began his response: “Knowing that you have been a judge over this natio
The former, however, preach Christ out of selfish ambition, not sincerely, supposing that they can add to the distress o
It is right for me to feel this way about all of you, since I have you in my heart. For in my chains and in my defense a
So they show that the work of the law is written on their hearts, their consciences also bearing witness, and their thou
The Jews in the crowd pushed Alexander forward to explain himself, and he motioned for silence so he could make his defe
Consider what this godly sorrow has produced in you: what earnestness, what eagerness to clear yourselves, what indignat
Then Paul made his defense: “I have committed no offense against the law of the Jews or against the temple or against Ca
At this stage of Paul’s defense, Festus exclaimed in a loud voice, “You are insane, Paul! Your great learning is driving
But in your hearts sanctify Christ as Lord. Always be prepared to give a defense to everyone who asks you the reason for
Agrippa said to Paul, “You have permission to speak for yourself.” Then Paul stretched out his hand and began his defens
This is my defense to those who scrutinize me:
So make up your mind not to worry beforehand how to defend yourselves.