even to his feet, and said, On me, my lord, be my wrong. Let your servant speak in your ears, and hear the words of your servant.

And Abraham answered and said, Now I have begun to speak to my Lord, and I am [but] dust and ashes.

And he said, Will there be anything against me, Lord, if I speak yet once [more]? But if there should be found there ten? And He said, I will not destroy it for the ten's sake.

And Judah drew near him, and said, I pray, Sir, let your servant speak a word before you, and be not angry with your servant, for you are next to Pharaoh.

Righteous are You, O Lord, that I may make my defense to You: yet I will speak to You [of] judgments. Why [is it] that the way of the ungodly prospers? [And] all that deal very treacherously are flourishing?

then Agrippa said to Paul, "It is permitted for you to speak for yourself." So Paul, having extended his hand, spoke in his own defense: