¹ And Agrippa said unto Paul, Thou art permitted to speak for thyself. Then Paul stretched forth his hand, and made his defence:

¹⁵ But the Lord said unto him, Go thy way: for he is a chosen vessel unto me, to bear my name before the Gentiles and kings, and the children of Israel:

²¹ But as to Israel he saith, All the day long did I spread out my hands unto a disobedient and gainsaying people.

² I think myself happy, king Agrippa, that I am to make my defense before thee this day touching all the things whereof I am accused by the Jews:

¹⁶ To whom I answered, that it is not the custom of the Romans to give up any man, before that the accused have the accusers face to face, and have had opportunity to make his defense concerning the matter laid against him.

¹ Brethren and fathers, hear ye the defence which I now make unto you.

⁵¹ Doth our law judge a man, except it first hear from himself and know what he doeth?

¹⁷ He that pleadeth his cause first `seemeth' just; But his neighbor cometh and searcheth him out.

¹³ He that giveth answer before he heareth, It is folly and shame unto him.

²⁴ Because I have called, and ye have refused; I have stretched out my hand, and no man hath regarded;

²⁷ Behold therefore, I have stretched out my hand over thee, and have diminished thine ordinary `food', and delivered thee unto the will of them that hate thee, the daughters of the Philistines, that are ashamed of thy lewd way.