1 Then Agrippa said to Paul, “You are permitted to speak for yourself.”So Paul stretched out his hand and made his defense:
2 “King Agrippa, I consider myself fortunate that today I shall make my defense before you against all the accusations of the Jews,
3 especially because you are an expert in all customs and controversies of the Jews. Therefore I beg you to patiently listen to me.
4 “My manner of life from my youth, spent from the beginning in my own nation and at Jerusalem, is known by all the Jews.