10 Bible Verses about Man Defending

Make up your minds, therefore, not to prepare your defense;

"Brothers and Father, listen to the defense which I am about to make."

On a sign from the Governor, Paul made this reply: "Knowing, as I do, for how many years you have acted as Judge to this nation, it is with confidence that I undertake my own defense.

My answer to them was, that it was not the practice of Romans to give up any man to his accusers till the accused had met them face to face, and had also had an opportunity of answering the charges brought against him.

Turning to Paul, Agrippa said: "You are at liberty to speak for yourself." Then Paul stretched out his hand and began his defense.

"I have been congratulating myself, King Agrippa," he said, "that it is before you that I have to make my defense to-day, with regard to all the charges brought against me by Jews,

The defense that I make to my critics is this:

Have you all this time been fancying that it is to you that we are making our defense? No, it is in the sight of God, and in union with Christ, that we are speaking. And all this, dear friends, is to build up your characters;

The latter do it from love for me, knowing that I have been appointed to plead the cause of the Good News.

At my first trial no one stood by me. They all deserted me. May it never be counted against them!