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

“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 my defense before you now.”

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.”

He said,“ Brothers and fathers, listen. The God of glory appeared to our father Abraham when he was in Mesopotamia, before he lived in Haran,

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

After three days Paul called together those who were the leaders of the Jews. When they had come together, he said to them,“ I, brothers, though I had done nothing against the people or the customs of our fathers, still was delivered prisoner from Jerusalem into the hands of the Romans,

They brought Alexander out of the multitude, the Jews putting him forward. Alexander beckoned with his hand, and would have made a defense to the people.

Paul, looking steadfastly at the council, said,“ Brothers, I have lived before God in all good conscience until today.”

But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts. Always be ready to give an answer to everyone who asks you a reason concerning the hope that is in you, with humility and fear,

Settle it therefore in your hearts not to meditate beforehand how to answer,

When the governor had beckoned to him to speak, Paul answered,“ Because I know that you have been a judge of this nation for many years, I cheerfully make my defense,

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.

while he said in his defense,“ Neither against the law of the Jews, nor against the temple, nor against Caesar, have I sinned at all.”

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, children of the stock of Abraham, and those among you who fear God, the word of this salvation is sent out to you.

My defense to those who examine me is this:

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

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

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.

in that they show the work of the law written in their hearts, their conscience testifying with them, and their thoughts among themselves accusing or else excusing them)

For behold, this same thing, that you were grieved in a godly way, what earnest care it worked in you. Yes, what defense, indignation, fear, longing, zeal, and vengeance! In everything you demonstrated yourselves to be pure in the matter.

Agrippa said to Paul,“ You may speak for yourself.” Then Paul stretched out his hand, and made his defense.“ I think myself happy, King Agrippa, that I am to make my defense before you today concerning all the things that I am accused by the Jews,

When they bring you before the synagogues, the rulers, and the authorities, don’t be anxious how or what you will answer, or what you will say;

As he thus made his defense, Festus said with a loud voice,“ Paul, you are crazy! Your great learning is driving you insane!”