Luke 12:11 When they bring you before the synagogues, the rulers, and the authorities, don't be anxious how or what you will answer, or what you will say; (See NAS)
Acts 7:24 and having seen a certain one suffering injustice, he did defend, and did justice to the oppressed, having smitten the Egyptian; (See NIV)
Acts 19:33 They brought Alexander out of the multitude, the Jews putting him forward. Alexander beckoned with his hand, and would have made a defense to the people. (WEB ASV WBS NAS RSV NIV)
Acts 22:1 "Brothers and fathers, listen to the defense which I now make to you." (WEB WBS NAS RSV NIV)
Acts 24:10 When the governor had beckoned to him to speak, Paul answered, "Because I know that you have been a judge of this nation for many years, I cheerfully make my defense, (WEB ASV NAS RSV NIV)
Acts 25:8 while he said in his defense, "Neither against the law of the Jews, nor against the temple, nor against Caesar, have I sinned at all." (WEB ASV NAS RSV NIV)
Acts 25:16 To whom I answered that it is not the custom of the Romans to give up any man to destruction, before the accused has met the accusers face to face, and has had opportunity to make his defense concerning the matter laid against him. (WEB ASV NAS RSV)
Acts 26:1 Agrippa said to Paul, "You may speak for yourself." Then Paul stretched out his hand, and made his defense. (WEB NAS RSV NIV)
Acts 26:2 "I think myself happy, King Agrippa, that I am to make my defense before you this day concerning all the things that I am accused by the Jews, (WEB ASV NAS RSV NIV)
Acts 26:24 As he thus made his defense, Festus said with a loud voice, "Paul, you are crazy! Your great learning is driving you insane!" (WEB ASV NAS RSV NIV)
1 Corinthians 9:3 My defense to those who examine me is this. (WEB NAS RSV NIV)
2 Corinthians 7:11 For behold, this same thing, that you were made sorry in a godly way, what earnest care it worked in you. Yes, what defense, indignation, fear, longing, zeal, and vengeance! In everything you demonstrated yourselves to be pure in the matter. (WEB)
2 Corinthians 12:19 You are imagining, all this time, that we are making our defense at your bar. In reality it is as in God's presence and in communion with Christ that we speak; but, dear friends, it is all with a view to your progress in goodness. (WEY)
Philippians 1:7 It is even right for me to think this way on behalf of all of you, because I have you in my heart, because, both in my bonds and in the defense and confirmation of the Good News, you all are partakers with me of grace. (WEB WBS NAS RSV)
Philippians 1:16 These latter preach Him from love to me, knowing that I am here for the defence of the Good News; (See NAS RSV NIV)
Philippians 1:17 but the latter out of love, knowing that I am appointed for the defense of the Good News. (WEB WBS)
2 Timothy 4:16 At my first defense, no one came to help me, but all left me. May it not be held against them. (WEB NAS RSV NIV)
1 Peter 3:15 and the Lord God sanctify in your hearts. And 'be' ready always for defence to every one who is asking of you an account concerning the hope that 'is' in you, with meekness and fear; (See NAS RSV)
1 John 2:1 My little children, I write these things to you so that you may not sin. If anyone sins, we have a Counselor with the Father, Jesus Christ, the righteous. (See NIV)
Jude 1:3 Dear friends, since I am eager to begin a letter to you on the subject of our common salvation, I find myself constrained to write and cheer you on to the vigorous defense of the faith delivered once for all to God's people. (WEY)
Numbers 14:9 Only don't rebel against Yahweh, neither fear the people of the land; for they are bread for us: their defense is removed from over them, and Yahweh is with us. Don't fear them." (WEB KJV WBS)
2 Kings 11:6 A third part shall be at the gate Sur; and a third part at the gate behind the guard. So you shall keep the watch of the house, and be a barrier. (See NAS)
2 Chronicles 11:5 Rehoboam lived in Jerusalem, and built cities for defense in Judah. (WEB KJV WBS NAS RSV NIV)
Job 22:25 Yea, the Almighty shall be thy defense and thou shalt have plenty of silver. (WBS)
Job 31:35 oh that I had one to hear me! (behold, here is my signature, let the Almighty answer me); let the accuser write my indictment! (See NIV)
Psalms 7:10 My defense is from God, who saveth the upright in heart. (WBS)
Psalms 27:1 By David. Yahweh is my light and my salvation. Whom shall I fear? Yahweh is the strength of my life. Of whom shall I be afraid? (See NAS)
Psalms 28:8 Yahweh is their strength. He is a stronghold of salvation to his anointed. (See NAS)
Psalms 31:2 Bow down your ear to me. Deliver me speedily. Be to me a strong rock, a house of defense to save me. (WEB WBS)
Psalms 35:23 Wake up! Rise up to defend me, my God! My Lord, contend for me! (See NIV)
Psalms 48:3 God has shown himself in her citadels as a refuge. (See RSV)
Psalms 59:9 Because of his strength will I wait upon thee: for God is my defense. (WBS)
Psalms 59:16 But I will sing of thy power; yes, I will sing aloud of thy mercy in the morning: for thou hast been my defense and refuge in the day of my trouble. (WBS)
Psalms 59:17 To thee, O my strength, will I sing: for God is my defense, and the God of my mercy. (WBS)
Psalms 60:7 Gilead is mine, and Manasseh is mine. Ephraim also is the defense of my head. Judah is my scepter. (WEB)
Psalms 62:2 He only is my rock and my salvation; he is my defense; I shall not be greatly moved. (WBS)
Psalms 62:6 He only is my rock and my salvation: he is my defense; I shall not be moved. (WBS)
Psalms 89:18 For the LORD is our defense; and the Holy One of Israel is our king. (WBS)
Psalms 94:22 But the LORD is my defense; and my God is the rock of my refuge. (WBS)
Ecclesiastes 7:12 For wisdom is a defense, even as money is a defense; but the excellency of knowledge is that wisdom preserves the life of him who has it. (WEB WBS YLT)
Isaiah 4:5 And the LORD will create upon every dwelling place of mount Zion, and upon her assemblies, a cloud and smoke by day, and the shining of a flaming fire by night: for upon all the glory shall be a defense. (WBS)
Isaiah 19:6 And they shall turn the rivers far away; and the brooks of defense shall be emptied and dried up: the reeds and flags shall wither. (WBS)
Isaiah 22:8 He took away the cover of Judah; and in that day you were looking with care at the store of arms in the house of the woods. (See NAS NIV)
Isaiah 25:4 For thou hast been a defense to the poor, a defense to the needy in his distress, a refuge from the storm, a shade from the heat, when the blast of the terrible ones is as a storm against the wall. (WBS NAS)
Isaiah 33:16 he will dwell on high. His place of defense will be the fortress of rocks. His bread will be supplied. His waters will be sure. (WEB WBS RSV)
Jeremiah 33:4 For thus says Yahweh, the God of Israel, concerning the houses of this city, and concerning the houses of the kings of Judah, which are broken down to make a defense against the mounds and against the sword; (WEB NAS RSV)
Jeremiah 41:9 Now the pit in which Ishmael cast all the dead bodies of the men whom he had killed, by the side of Gedaliah (the same was who which Asa the king had made for fear of Baasha king of Israel), Ishmael the son of Nethaniah filled it with those who were killed. (See RSV NIV)
Nahum 2:5 He shall recount his worthies: they shall stumble in their walk; they shall make haste to the wall thereof, and the defense shall be prepared. (WBS)
Nahum 3:8 Are you better than No-Amon, who was situated among the rivers, who had the waters around her; whose rampart was the sea, and her wall was of the sea? (See NIV)