Acts 25:16
To {them} I replied that it was not the custom of the Romans to give up any man before the one who had been accused met [his] accusers face to [face] and received an opportunity for a defense concerning the accusation.
Acts 25:4-5
Then Festus replied [that] Paul was being kept at Caesarea, and [he] himself was about to go [there] in a short time.
John 7:51
"Our law does not condemn a man unless it first hears from him and knows what he is doing, [does it]?"
Acts 23:30
And [when it] was made known to me there would be a plot against the man, I sent [him] to you immediately, also ordering [his] accusers to speak against him before you.
Deuteronomy 17:4
and it is reported to you or you hear [about it] and you enquire [about it] thoroughly and, indeed, [the] trustworthiness of the deed [has] been established, it {has occurred}, this detestable thing, in Israel,
Deuteronomy 19:17-18
then the two men {to whom the legal dispute pertains} shall stand {before} Yahweh, {before} the priests and the judges who are [in office] in those days.
Proverbs 18:13
He who returns a word before he will hear, folly itself [belongs] to him as well as shame.
Proverbs 18:17
The first in his dispute is [deemed] righteous, [but] his neighbor will come and examine him.
Acts 26:1
So Agrippa said to Paul, "It is permitted for you to speak for yourself." Then Paul extended [his] hand [and] began to defend himself: