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Agrippa said to Paul, "You have permission to speak for yourself." Then Paul stretched out his hand and began to defend himself:
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"I consider myself fortunate that it is before you, King Agrippa, I am to make my defense today against all the accusations of the Jews,
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because you are especially familiar with all the customs and controversies of the Jews; therefore I beg of you to listen to me patiently.
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"All the Jews know my way of life from my youth, a life spent from the beginning among my own people and in Jerusalem.
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They have known for a long time, if they are willing to testify, that I have belonged to the strictest sect of our religion and lived as a Pharisee.
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And now I stand here on trial on account of my hope in the promise made by God to our ancestors,
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a promise that our twelve tribes hope to attain, as they earnestly worship day and night. It is for this hope, your Excellency, that I am accused by Jews!
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Why is it thought incredible by any of you that God raises the dead?