Thematic Bible: Permitted to make defense
Thematic Bible
Prisoners » Permitted to make defense
Then Agrippa told Paul, "You have permission to speak for yourself." So Paul stretched out his hand and began his defense.
At my first trial no one came to my defense. Everyone abandoned me. May it not be held against them!
I answered them that it was not the Roman custom to sentence a man to be punished until the accused met his accusers face to face and had an opportunity to defend himself against the charge.
When the governor motioned for Paul to speak, he replied:
Paul said in his defense, "I have done nothing wrong against the Law of the Jews, or of the Temple, or of the emperor."