Acts 22:1

Men, brothers, and fathers, hear now my defense to you.

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In The King James Version

Men, brethren, and fathers, hear ye my defence which I make now unto you.

In Context

2And having heard that he called out to them in the Hebrew language, they offered more silence. And he says,

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Cross References

Luke 21:14Settle therefore in your hearts not to premeditate to make defense.

Acts 13:26Men, brothers, sons of the race of Abraham, and those among you who fear God, to you the word of this salvation was sent.

Acts 23:1And Paul, after looking intently at the council, said, Men, brothers, I have been a citizen in all good conscience to God until this day.

Acts 24:10And when the governor gestured to him to speak, Paul answered, Knowing for many years thou being a judge to this nation, I gladly make a defense of these things about myself,

Acts 25:16To whom I answered, that it is not a custom by Romans to give any man freely for destruction, before the man being accused has the accusers in person, and receives an occasion of defense about the accusation.

Acts 26:24And while he made a defense by these things, Festus said in a loud voice, Paul, thou are mad. Much scholarship is driving thee into madness.

Matthew Henry on Acts 22:1

In the close of the foregoing chapter we had Paul bound, according to Agabus's prophecy of the hard usage he should receive from the Jews at Jerusalem, yet he had his tongue set at liberty, by the permission the chief captain gave him to speak for himself; and so intent he is upon using that liberty of speech which is allowed him, to the honour of Christ and the service of his interest, that he forgets the bonds he is in, makes no mention of them, but speaks of the great things Christ had done for him with as much… Read the whole commentary →

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