Men, G435 brothers, G80 and fathers, G3962 hear G191 you my defense G627 which I make now G3568 to you.

To whom G3739 I answered, G611 It is not the manner G1485 of the Romans G4514 to deliver G5483 any G5100 man G444 to die, G684 before G4250 that he which is accused G2723 have G2192 the accusers G2725 face G4383 to face, G4383 and have G2983 license G5117 to answer G627 for himself concerning G4012 the crime G1462 laid G1462 against him.

My G1699 answer G627 to them that do examine G350 me is this, G3778

For behold G2400 this G5124 selfsame G846 thing, that you sorrowed G3076 after G2596 a godly G2596 G2316 sort, what G4214 carefulness G4710 it worked G2716 in you, yes, G235 what clearing G627 of yourselves, yes, G235 what indignation, G24 yes, G235 what fear, G5401 yes, G235 what vehement G1972 desire, G1972 yes, G235 what zeal, G2205 yes, G235 what revenge! G1557 In all G3956 things you have approved G4921 yourselves G1438 to be clear G53 in this G3588 matter. G4229

Even G2531 as it is meet G1342 for me to think G5426 this G5124 of you all, G3956 because G1223 I have G2192 you in my heart; G2588 inasmuch G1909 G3745 as both G5037 in my bonds, G1199 and in the defense G627 and confirmation G951 of the gospel, G2098 you all G3956 are partakers G4791 of my grace. G5485

But the other of love, G26 knowing G1492 that I am set G2749 for the defense G627 of the gospel. G2098

But sanctify G37 the Lord G2962 God G2316 in your G5216 hearts: G2588 and be ready G2092 always G104 to give an answer G627 to every G3956 man that asks G154 you a reason G3056 of the hope G1680 that is in you with meekness G4240 and fear: G5401

For Demas G1214 has forsaken G1459 me, having loved G25 this G3588 present G3568 world, G165 and is departed G4198 to Thessalonica; G2332 Crescens G2913 to Galatia, G1053 Titus G5103 to Dalmatia. G1149

This G5124 you know, G1492 that all G3956 they which are in Asia G773 be turned G654 away G654 from me; of whom G3739 are Phygellus G5436 and Hermogenes. G2061

I was a reproach H2781 among all H3605 my enemies, H6887 but especially H3966 among my neighbors, H7934 and a fear H6343 to my acquaintance: H3045 they that did see H7200 me without H2351 fled H5074 from me.

For I have heard H8085 the slander H1681 of many: H7227 fear H4032 was on every H5437 side: H5439 while they took counsel H3245 together H3162 against H5921 me, they devised H2161 to take H3947 away my life. H5315

And they all G3956 forsook G863 him, and fled. G5343

Behold, G2400 the hour G5610 comes, G2064 yes, G2532 is now G3568 come, G2064 that you shall be scattered, G4650 every G1538 man to his own, G2398 and shall leave G863 me alone: G3441 and yet I am G1510 not alone, G3441 because G3754 the Father G3962 is with me.

And he kneeled G5087 G1119 down, and cried G2896 with a loud G3173 voice, G5456 Lord, G2962 lay G2476 not this G5026 sin G266 to their charge. G846 And when he had said G2036 this, G5124 he fell asleep. G2837