Acts 22:1
"Brothers and fathers, listen now to what I have to say in my defense."
Acts 7:2
He answered: "Listen, brothers and fathers. The glorious God appeared to our forefather Abraham while he was in Mesopotamia before he ever made his home in Haran,
Luke 12:11
Now when they are bringing you before the synagogues or the magistrates or the authorities, never worry about how to defend yourselves, or what to say,
Luke 21:14
So you must purpose in your hearts not to prepare beforehand how to make your defense,
Acts 13:26
Brothers, descendants of the race of Abraham, and all among you who reverence God, it is to us that the message of this salvation has been sent.
Acts 19:33
Some of the crowd concluded that it was Alexander, since the Jews had pushed him to the front, and since Alexander had made a gesture of the hand as though he would make a defense before the people.
Acts 23:1
Paul fixed his eyes upon the council and said, "Brothers, with a clear conscience I have done my duty to God up to this very day."
Acts 23:6
Because Paul knew that part of them were Sadducees and part of them Pharisees, he began to cry out in the council chamber, "Brothers, I am a Pharisee, a Pharisee's son, and now I am on trial for the hope of the resurrection of the dead."
Acts 24:10
At the governor's signal to Paul, he answered: "Since I know that you for many years have acted as judge for this nation, I cheerfully make my defense,
Acts 25:8
Paul continued to maintain, in his defense, "I have committed no offense against the Jewish law or temple or against the emperor."
Acts 25:16
I answered them that it was not the Roman custom to give up anyone for punishment until the accused met his accusers face to face and had an opportunity to defend himself against their accusations.
Acts 26:1-2
Then Agrippa said to Paul, "You have permission to speak in defense of yourself." So Paul with outstretched arm began to make his defense.
Acts 26:24
As Paul continued to make his defense, Festus shouted aloud, "You are going crazy, Paul! That great learning of yours is driving you crazy!"
Acts 28:17
Three days later, he invited the leading men of the Jews to come to see him, and when they came, he said to them, "Brothers, I have done nothing against our people or the customs of our forefathers; yet at Jerusalem I was turned over to the Romans as a prisoner.
Romans 2:15
for they show that the deeds the law demands are written on their hearts, because their consciences will testify for them, and their inner thoughts will either accuse or defend them,
1 Corinthians 9:3
My vindication of myself to those who are investigating me is this:
2 Corinthians 7:11
For see what this very sorrow, suffered in accordance with the will of God, has done for you! How earnest it has made you, how concerned to clear yourselves, how indignant, how alarmed, how much it made you long to see me, how loyal to me, how determined to punish the offender! At every point you have cleared yourselves in the matter.
2 Corinthians 12:19
Are you thinking all this time that I am defending myself to you? It is in the very presence of God and as one who is in union with Christ that I am speaking. And it is all for building you up, beloved, for I am apprehensive that, somehow or other, when I come I shall find you not as I want to find you, and that you may find me not as you want to find me.
Philippians 1:7
And I have a right to think this way about you, because I always have you in my heart, whether shut up in prison or out defending and vindicating the good news, for you are sharers with me of God's favor.
Philippians 1:17
the former are preaching Christ from the motive of rivalry, not in sincerity, supposing that this is making it harder for me to bear my imprisonment.
2 Timothy 4:16
When I first defended myself at court, nobody came to help me, but everybody deserted me. May it never be charged to their account.
1 Peter 3:15
but in your hearts be consecrated to Christ as Lord, and always be ready to make your defense to anyone who asks a reason for the hope you have. But you must do it in gentleness and reverence,