Parallel Verses
King James Version
Men, brethren, and fathers, hear ye my defence which I make now unto you.
New American Standard Bible
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Holman Bible
“Brothers and fathers, listen now to my defense before you.”
International Standard Version
"Brothers and fathers, listen to the defense that I am now making before you."
A Conservative Version
Men, brothers, and fathers, hear now my defense to you.
American Standard Version
Brethren and fathers, hear ye the defence which I now make unto you.
Amplified
“Brethren and fathers (kinsmen), hear my defense which I now offer to you.”
An Understandable Version
"Brothers and fathers, listen to the defense I want to make to you."
Anderson New Testament
Brethren and fathers, hear my defense, which I now make before you.
Bible in Basic English
My brothers and fathers, give ear to the story of my life which I now put before you.
Common New Testament
"Brethren and fathers, hear my defense which I now offer to you."
Daniel Mace New Testament
My brethren, and fathers, pray hear what I have to say for my self.
Darby Translation
Brethren and fathers, hear my defence which I now make to you.
Godbey New Testament
Men, brethren, and fathers, hear now my apology unto you.
Goodspeed New Testament
"Brothers and fathers," he said, "listen to what I have to say in my defense."
John Wesley New Testament
Men, brethren, and fathers, hear ye now my defence unto you.
Julia Smith Translation
Men, brethren, and fathers, hear my defence to you.
King James 2000
Men, brethren, and fathers, hear you my defense which I make now unto you.
Lexham Expanded Bible
"Men--brothers and fathers--listen to my defense to you now!"
Modern King James verseion
Men, brothers and fathers! Hear my defense now to you.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
"Ye men, brethren, and fathers, hear mine answer which I make unto you."
Moffatt New Testament
"Brothers and fathers, listen to the defence I now make before you."
Montgomery New Testament
"Brothers and fathers, listen to the defense which I now make in your presence."
NET Bible
"Brothers and fathers, listen to my defense that I now make to you."
New Heart English Bible
"Brothers and fathers, listen to the defense which I now make to you."
Noyes New Testament
Brethren and fathers, hear my defence, which I now make to you.
Sawyer New Testament
Men, brothers and fathers, hear my present defense before you.
The Emphasized Bible
Brethren and fathers! Hear ye, the defence, which I now make unto you: -
Thomas Haweis New Testament
MEN, brethren, and fathers, hear ye my apology which I now offer unto you.
Twentieth Century New Testament
"Brothers and Father, listen to the defense which I am about to make."
Webster
Men, brethren, and fathers, hear ye my defense which I make now to you.
Weymouth New Testament
"Brethren and fathers," he said, "listen to my defence which I now make before you."
Williams New Testament
"Brothers and fathers, listen now to what I have to say in my defense."
World English Bible
"Brothers and fathers, listen to the defense which I now make to you."
Worrell New Testament
"Brethren and fathers, hear my defense which I now make to you."
Worsley New Testament
Brethren, and Fathers, hear now my apology to you,
Youngs Literal Translation
Men, brethren, and fathers, hear my defence now unto you;' --
Themes
Interlinear
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Word Count of 37 Translations in Acts 22:1
Verse Info
Context Readings
Paul Defends Himself
1 Men, brethren, and fathers, hear ye my defence which I make now unto you. 2 (And when they heard that he spake in the Hebrew tongue to them, they kept the more silence: and he saith,)
Cross References
Acts 7:2
And he said, Men, brethren, and fathers, hearken; The God of glory appeared unto our father Abraham, when he was in Mesopotamia, before he dwelt in Charran,
Luke 12:11
And when they bring you unto the synagogues, and unto magistrates, and powers, take ye no thought how or what thing ye shall answer, or what ye shall say:
Luke 21:14
Settle it therefore in your hearts, not to meditate before what ye shall answer:
Acts 13:26
Men and brethren, children of the stock of Abraham, and whosoever among you feareth God, to you is the word of this salvation sent.
Acts 19:33
And they drew Alexander out of the multitude, the Jews putting him forward. And Alexander beckoned with the hand, and would have made his defence unto the people.
Acts 23:1
And Paul, earnestly beholding the council, said, Men and brethren, I have lived in all good conscience before God until this day.
Acts 23:6
But when Paul perceived that the one part were Sadducees, and the other Pharisees, he cried out in the council, Men and brethren, I am a Pharisee, the son of a Pharisee: of the hope and resurrection of the dead I am called in question.
Acts 24:10
Then Paul, after that the governor had beckoned unto him to speak, answered, Forasmuch as I know that thou hast been of many years a judge unto this nation, I do the more cheerfully answer for myself:
Acts 25:8
While he answered for himself, Neither against the law of the Jews, neither against the temple, nor yet against Caesar, have I offended any thing at all.
Acts 25:16
To whom I answered, It is not the manner of the Romans to deliver any man to die, before that he which is accused have the accusers face to face, and have licence to answer for himself concerning the crime laid against him.
Acts 26:1-2
Then Agrippa said unto Paul, Thou art permitted to speak for thyself. Then Paul stretched forth the hand, and answered for himself:
Acts 26:24
And as he thus spake for himself, Festus said with a loud voice, Paul, thou art beside thyself; much learning doth make thee mad.
Acts 28:17
And it came to pass, that after three days Paul called the chief of the Jews together: and when they were come together, he said unto them, Men and brethren, though I have committed nothing against the people, or customs of our fathers, yet was I delivered prisoner from Jerusalem into the hands of the Romans.
Romans 2:15
Which shew the work of the law written in their hearts, their conscience also bearing witness, and their thoughts the mean while accusing or else excusing one another;)
1 Corinthians 9:3
Mine answer to them that do examine me is this,
2 Corinthians 7:11
For behold this selfsame thing, that ye sorrowed after a godly sort, what carefulness it wrought in you, yea, what clearing of yourselves, yea, what indignation, yea, what fear, yea, what vehement desire, yea, what zeal, yea, what revenge! In all things ye have approved yourselves to be clear in this matter.
2 Corinthians 12:19
Again, think ye that we excuse ourselves unto you? we speak before God in Christ: but we do all things, dearly beloved, for your edifying.
Philippians 1:7
Even as it is meet for me to think this of you all, because I have you in my heart; inasmuch as both in my bonds, and in the defence and confirmation of the gospel, ye all are partakers of my grace.
Philippians 1:17
But the other of love, knowing that I am set for the defence of the gospel.
2 Timothy 4:16
At my first answer no man stood with me, but all men forsook me: I pray God that it may not be laid to their charge.
1 Peter 3:15
But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts: and be ready always to give an answer to every man that asketh you a reason of the hope that is in you with meekness and fear: