1. Agrippa said to Paul, “You may now speak to defend yourself.” Paul raised his hand to get their attention and began to speak.
2. He said, “King Agrippa, I feel fortunate that I can stand here before you today and answer all the charges these Jews have made against me.
3. I am very happy to talk to you, because you know so much about all the Jewish customs and the things the Jews argue about. Please listen to me patiently.
4. “All the Jews know about my whole life. They know the way I lived from the beginning in my own country and later in Jerusalem.