Acts 22:1
BRETHREN, and fathers, hear my defense, which I now make to you.
The New Testament, American Bible Union (1865)
In The King James Version
Men, brethren, and fathers, hear ye my defence which I make now unto you.
In Context
2And hearing that he spoke to them in the Hebrew tongue, they kept the more silence.
Cross References
Luke 21:14Settle it therefore in your hearts, not to meditate before what ye shall answer.
Acts 13:26Men, brethren, children of the race of Abraham, and whoever among you fears God, to you the word of this salvation was sent forth.
Acts 23:1AND Paul, earnestly beholding the council, said: Men, brethren, I have lived in all good conscience before God unto this day.
Acts 24:10Then Paul, the governor having beckoned to him to speak, answered: Knowing that thou hast been for many years a judge for this nation, I do the more cheerfully answer for myself;
Acts 25:16To whom I answered: It is not a custom for Romans to give up any man, before the accused has the accusers face to face, and has opportunity to answer for himself concerning the crime laid against him.
Acts 26:24And as he thus spoke for himself, Festus said with a loud voice: Paul, thou art mad; much learning makes thee mad.
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 →