Thematic Bible: Permitted to make defense


Thematic Bible



So Agrippa said to Paul, "It is permitted for you to speak for yourself." Then Paul extended [his] hand [and] began to defend himself: Verse Conceptsevangelism, kinds ofLawyersNamed Gentile RulersMan Defending

At my first defense, no one came to my [aid], but [they] all deserted me; may it not be counted against them. Verse ConceptsFriendlessnessBeing ForsakenDesertionLonelinessForsaking All OthersSelf DefenceReckoningPeople Abandoning PeopleMan DefendingSupport

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. Verse ConceptsCustomContact With PeopleMan Defending

And [when] the governor gestured for him to speak, Paul replied, "[Because I] know you have been a judge over this nation for many years, I defend myself cheerfully [with respect to] the things concerning myself. Verse Conceptsevangelism, kinds ofJudgesSelf DefenceCheerfulnessMan Defending

[while] Paul said in his defense, "Neither against the law of the Jews nor against the temple nor against Caesar have I sinned with reference to anything!" Verse ConceptsJustice, In Believers' LivesOrderly AccountsPlea Of InnocenceTaking The Law To Heart