And seeing one of them suffer wrong, he defended him, and avenged him that was oppressed, and smote the Egyptian:

And Agrippa said to Paul, It is permitted thee to speak for thyself. Then Paul defended himself, having stretched out the hand:

In order that ye may give her welcome in the Lord in a manner worthy of the saints, and stand by her in any matter wherein she may have need of you; for, she also, hath proved to be a defender of many, and of my own self.

the others act from affection, as knowing that I suffer for having defended the gospel.

When I first defended myself at court, nobody came to help me, but everybody deserted me. May it never be charged to their account.