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

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:

² I think myself happy, king Agrippa, because I shall answer for myself this day before thee touching all the things whereof I am accused of the Jews:

⁵¹ Doth our law judge any man, before it hear him, and know what he doeth?

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

²¹ But to Israel he saith, All day long I have stretched forth my hands unto a disobedient and gainsaying people.

¹⁶ To whom I answered, It is not the manner of the Romans to deliver any man to die, before that he which is accused have the accusers face to face, and have licence to answer for himself concerning the crime laid against him.

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

¹⁷ He that is first in his own cause seemeth just; but his neighbour cometh and searcheth him.

¹³ He that answereth a matter before he heareth it, it is folly and shame unto him.