“ Brethren and fathers, hear my defense before you now.”

“诸位父兄请听，我现在对你们分诉。”

“诸位父老弟兄，请听我现在对你们的申辩。”

“诸位父老弟兄，请听我现在对你们的申辩。”

“各位父老兄弟，请听我解释！”

“各位父老弟兄，请听听我现在对你们的申辩。”

“各位父老兄弟，现在请听我的申辩。”

「諸位父兄請聽，我現在對你們分訴。」

「諸位父老弟兄，請聽我現在對你們的申辯。」

「諸位父老弟兄，請聽我現在對你們的申辯。」

「各位父老兄弟，請聽我解釋！」

“各位父老弟兄，請聽聽我現在對你們的申辯。”

『同人、弟兄、父老們，請聽我如今對你們所分訴的。』

「各位父老兄弟，現在請聽我的申辯。」

曰、諸父兄弟、我今自訴於爾、請聽之、

曰、諸父兄弟、我今欲自訴、請聽我言、

曰、諸父兄弟、我今欲於爾前申訴、請聽我言、

『父老兄弟！聽予向爾分辨！』

“ Brothers and fathers, listen now to my defense.”

“ Brothers and fathers,” Paul began,“ listen to me now. I want to give you reasons for my actions.”

“ Brothers and fathers, hear the defense that I now make before you.”

“ Brothers and esteemed fathers,” Paul said,“ listen to me as I offer my defense.”

“ Brothers and fathers, listen now to my defense before you.”

“ Brothers and fathers, hear my defense which I now offer to you.”

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

“ Brothers and fathers, listen now to my defense before you.”

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

“ Brothers and fathers, listen to my defense that I now make to you.”

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

And he said,“ Brethren and fathers, listen: The God of glory appeared to our father Abraham when he was in Mesopotamia, before he dwelt in Haran,

But when Paul perceived that one part were Sadducees and the other Pharisees, he cried out in the council,“ Men and brethren, I am a Pharisee, the son of a Pharisee; concerning the hope and resurrection of the dead I am being judged!”

And it came to pass after three days that Paul called the leaders of the Jews together. So when they had come together, he said to them:“ Men and brethren, though I have done nothing against our people or the customs of our fathers, yet I was delivered as a prisoner from Jerusalem into the hands of the Romans,

And they drew Alexander out of the multitude, the Jews putting him forward. And Alexander motioned with his hand, and wanted to make his defense to the people.

Then Paul, looking earnestly at the council, said,“ Men and brethren, I have lived in all good conscience before God until this day.”

But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts, and always be ready to give a defense to everyone who asks you a reason for the hope that is in you, with meekness and fear;

Therefore settle it in your hearts not to meditate beforehand on what you will answer;

Then Paul, after the governor had nodded to him to speak, answered:“ Inasmuch as I know that you have been for many years a judge of this nation, I do the more cheerfully answer for myself,

Again, do you think that we excuse ourselves to you? We speak before God in Christ. But we do all things, beloved, for your edification.

while he answered for himself,“ Neither against the law of the Jews, nor against the temple, nor against Caesar have I offended in anything at all.”

To them I answered,‘ It is not the custom of the Romans to deliver any man to destruction before the accused meets the accusers face to face, and has opportunity to answer for himself concerning the charge against him.’

“ Men and brethren, sons of the family of Abraham, and those among you who fear God, to you the word of this salvation has been sent.

My defense to those who examine me is this:

At my first defense no one stood with me, but all forsook me. May it not be charged against them.

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

just as it is right for me to think this of you all, because I have you in my heart, inasmuch as both in my chains and in the defense and confirmation of the gospel, you all are partakers with me of grace.

who show the work of the law written in their hearts, their conscience also bearing witness, and between themselves their thoughts accusing or else excusing them)

For observe this very thing, that you sorrowed in a godly manner: What diligence it produced in you, what clearing of yourselves, what indignation, what fear, what vehement desire, what zeal, what vindication! In all things you proved yourselves to be clear in this matter.

Then Agrippa said to Paul,“ You are permitted to speak for yourself.” So Paul stretched out his hand and answered for himself:“ I think myself happy, King Agrippa, because today I shall answer for myself before you concerning all the things of which I am accused by the Jews,

“ Now when they bring you to the synagogues and magistrates and authorities, do not worry about how or what you should answer, or what you should say.

Now as he thus made his defense, Festus said with a loud voice,“ Paul, you are beside yourself! Much learning is driving you mad!”