Acts 22:1

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Acts 22:1

Men, brethren, and fathers, hear ye my defence which I make now unto you.

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Brethren

And he said, "Brethren and fathers, hearken,---The God of glory appeared to our father Abraham, when he was in Mesopotamia, before he dwelt in Charran,

---Men and brethren, children of the race of Abraham, and all those among you that fear God, to you is the word of this salvation sent.

and Paul looking earnestly at the sanhedrim, said, "Brethren, I have lived in all good conscience before God even to this day:"

And after three days Paul called together the chief of the Jews. And when they were come together, he said unto them, Brethren, though I have done nothing against the people of the Jews, or the customs of our fathers, yet was I delivered a prisoner from Jerusalem into the hands of the Romans:

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And they brought Alexander forward out of the multitude, the Jews urging him on. And Alexander beckoning with the hand, would have made a defence to the people.

Then Paul, when the governor permitted him to speak, answered in this manner, "As I know that thou hast been many years a judge to this nation, I do the more chearfully answer for myself:

he answering in his own defence, Neither against the law of the Jews, nor against the temple, nor against Cesar have I committed any offence.

Then Agrippa said unto Paul, Thou art permitted to speak for thyself. Then Paul stretching forth his hand, thus made his defence,

And when they bring you before the synagogues, and magistrates, and powers, be not solicitous how or what defence to make, or what to say:

Fix it therefore in your hearts not to premeditate a defence: for I will give you a mouth and wisdom,

and shew the work of the law written on their hearts, their conscience witnessing together with it, and their own thoughts either accusing, or excusing them,)

And this is my answer to them that call me to account: have we not power to eat and to drink?

For behold this very thing, that ye sorrowed after a godly manner, what diligence it wrought in you! yea, what apology, what indignation, what fear, what earnest desire, what zeal, what revenge! by all which ye have shewn yourselves to be clear in the affair.

Do ye then think that we are making apologies to you? No, we speak before God in Christ: and all, my beloved, for your edification.

As it is just for me to think this of you all, because ye have me in your heart, both in my bonds, and in the defence and confirmation of the gospel, being all of you partakers of the same grace with me.

In my first defence no one stood by me, but all men forsook me: God grant it may not be laid to their charge!

and be always ready to answer every one that asketh you a reason of the hope that is in you, with meekness and reverence: