10 Bible Verses about Man Defending

So you must purpose in your hearts not to prepare beforehand how to make your defense,

"Brothers and fathers, listen now to what I have to say in my defense."

At the governor's signal to Paul, he answered: "Since I know that you for many years have acted as judge for this nation, I cheerfully make my defense,

I answered them that it was not the Roman custom to give up anyone for punishment until the accused met his accusers face to face and had an opportunity to defend himself against their accusations.

Then Agrippa said to Paul, "You have permission to speak in defense of yourself." So Paul with outstretched arm began to make his defense.

"I count myself fortunate, King Agrippa," said he, "that it is before you that I can defend myself today against all the charges which the Jews have preferred against me,

My vindication of myself to those who are investigating me is this:

Are you thinking all this time that I am defending myself to you? It is in the very presence of God and as one who is in union with Christ that I am speaking. And it is all for building you up, beloved, for I am apprehensive that, somehow or other, when I come I shall find you not as I want to find you, and that you may find me not as you want to find me.

the latter, indeed, are doing so from love to me, for they know that I am providentially put here to defend the good news;

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