My defense to those who examine me is this:

我对那盘问我的人就是这样分诉：

对那些质问我的人，这就是我的答辩。

对那些质问我的人，这就是我的答辩。

对那些责难我的人，我的答复是这样：

对那些盘问我的人，这就是我的答辩。

对那些评断我的人，我的辩护是这样的：

我對那盤問我的人就是這樣分訴：

對那些質問我的人，這就是我的答辯。

對那些質問我的人，這就是我的答辯。

對那些責難我的人，我的答覆是這樣：

對那些盤問我的人，這就是我的答辯。

對那些審斷我的人呢、我的分訴是這樣說：

對那些評斷我的人，我的辯護是這樣的：

有詰我者、我以此白之、

有詰我者、我以是告之、

有詰我者、我即以此答之、

亦即吾所持以答人之質問者也。

This is my defense to those who sit in judgment on me.

That is what I say to stand up for myself when people judge me.

This is my defense to those who would examine me.

This is my answer to those who question my authority.

My defense to those who examine me is this:

My defense to those who examine me is this:

My defense to those who examine me is this:

My defence to them that examine me is this.

My defense to those who examine me is this:

Mine answer to them that do examine me is this,

This is my defense to those who examine me.

If any man thinks himself to be a prophet, or spiritual, let him recognize the things which I write to you, that they are the commandment of the Lord.

It is even right for me to think this way on behalf of all of you, because I have you in my heart, because both in my bonds and in the defense and confirmation of the Good News, you all are partakers with me of grace.

For this cause I write these things while absent, that I may not deal sharply when present, according to the authority which the Lord gave me for building up, and not for tearing down.

seeing that you seek a proof of Christ who speaks in me; who toward you is not weak, but is powerful in you.

Do you look at things only as they appear in front of your face? If anyone trusts in himself that he is Christ’s, let him consider this again with himself, that even as he is Christ’s, so we also are Christ’s.For even if I boast somewhat abundantly concerning our authority, which the Lord gave for building you up, and not for casting you down, I will not be ashamed,

Even so, I myself didn’t burden you.“ But, being crafty, I caught you with deception.”Did I take advantage of you by anyone of those whom I have sent to you?I exhorted Titus, and I sent the brother with him. Did Titus take any advantage of you? Didn’t we walk in the same spirit? Didn’t we walk in the same steps?Again, do you think that we are excusing ourselves to you? In the sight of God we speak in Christ. But all things, beloved, are for your edifying.

I answered them that it is not the custom of the Romans to give up any man to destruction before the accused has met the accusers face to face and has had opportunity to make his defense concerning the matter laid against him.

“ Brothers and fathers, listen to the defense which I now make to you.”

but the latter out of love, knowing that I am appointed for the defense of the Good News.

Examine your own selves, whether you are in the faith. Test your own selves. Or don’t you know about your own selves, that Jesus Christ is in you?— unless indeed you are disqualified.

At my first defense, no one came to help me, but all left me. May it not be held against them.