Agrippa said to Paul,“ You may now present your case.” So Paul motioned with his hand. Then he began to present his case.

亚基帕对保罗说：“准你为自己辩明。”于是保罗伸手分诉，说：“

亚基帕对保罗说：“准你为自己申诉。”于是保罗伸手辩护说：

亚基帕对保罗说：“准你为自己申诉。”于是保罗伸手辩护说：

亚基帕对保罗说：“准你为自己辩护。”于是保罗伸手示意，然后为自己辩护说：

亚基帕对保罗说：“准你为自己申辩。”于是保罗伸手辩护说：

阿格里帕对保罗说：“你获准为自己说话。”于是保罗伸手开始申辩：

亞基帕對保羅說：「准你為自己辯明。」於是保羅伸手分訴，說：「

亞基帕對保羅說：「准你為自己申訴。」於是保羅伸手辯護說：

亞基帕對保羅說：「准你為自己申訴。」於是保羅伸手辯護說：

亞基帕對保羅說：「准你為自己辯護。」於是保羅伸手示意，然後為自己辯護說：

亞基帕對保羅說：“准你為自己申辯。”於是保羅伸手辯護說：

亞基帕對保羅說：『准你為自己說話。』於是保羅伸起手來，分訴說：

阿格里帕對保羅說：「你獲准為自己說話。」於是保羅伸手開始申辯：

亞基帕謂保羅曰、許爾自陳、保羅舉手訴曰、

亞基帕謂保羅曰、許爾自陳、保羅舉手訴曰、

亞基帕王謂保羅曰、許爾為己申訴、保羅舉手曰、

亞基帕語葆樂曰：『准汝自辯。』葆樂乃舉手而辯曰：

Then Agrippa said to Paul,“ You have permission to speak for yourself.” So Paul motioned with his hand and began his defense:

So Agrippa said to Paul,“ You have permission to speak for yourself.” Then Paul stretched out his hand and made his defense:

Then Agrippa said to Paul,“ You may speak in your defense.” So Paul, gesturing with his hand, started his defense:

Agrippa said to Paul,“ You have permission to speak for yourself.” Then Paul stretched out his hand and began his defense:

Now Agrippa said to Paul,“ You are permitted to speak for yourself.” Then Paul extended his hand and proceeded to make his defense:

Then Agrippa said to Paul,“ You are permitted to speak for yourself.” So Paul stretched out his hand and answered for himself:

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

Agrippa said to Paul,“ It is permitted for you to speak for yourself.” Then Paul stretched out his hand and began his defense:

Then Agrippa said unto Paul, Thou art permitted to speak for thyself. Then Paul stretched forth the hand, and answered for himself:

So Agrippa said to Paul,“ You have permission to speak for yourself.” Then Paul held out his hand and began his defense:

Agrippa said to Paul,“ You may speak for yourself.” Then Paul stretched out his hand, and made his defense.

But the Lord said to Ananias,“ Go! I have chosen this man to work for me. He will announce my name to the Gentiles and to their kings. He will also announce my name to the people of Israel.

But you refuse to listen when I call out to you. No one pays attention when I reach out my hand.

“ King Agrippa,” he said,“ I am happy to be able to stand here today. I will answer all the charges brought against me by the Jews.

“ I told them that this is not the way Romans do things. We don’t judge people before they have faced those bringing charges against them. They must have a chance to argue against the charges for themselves.

“ Does our law find a man guilty without hearing him first? Doesn’t it want to find out what he is doing?”

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

In court, the first one to speak seems right. Then someone else comes forward and questions him.

To answer before listening is foolish and shameful.

But Isaiah also speaks about what God says concerning Israel. God said,“ All day long I have held out my hands. I have held them out to a stubborn people who do not obey me.”( Isaiah 65:2)

So I reached out my powerful hand against you. I made your territory smaller. I handed you over to your Philistine enemies. The people in their towns were shocked by your impure conduct.