Defence

Usually translated “defense” and “reasoned defense”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.

• defense 4
• of defense 1
• reasoned defense 1
• a defense 1

Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.

• Acts 2
• 1 Corinthians 1
• 2 Corinthians 1
• Philippians 1
• 2 Timothy 1
• 1 Peter 1

6 books in all.

• Acts 25:16To whom I answered, It is not the manner of the Romans to deliver any man to die, before that he which is accused have the accusers face to face, and have licence to answer for himself concerning the crime laid against him.
• 1 Corinthians 9:3Mine answer to them that do examine me is this,
• 2 Corinthians 7:11For behold this selfsame thing, that ye sorrowed after a godly sort, what carefulness it wrought in you, yea, what clearing of yourselves, yea, what indignation, yea, what fear, yea, what vehement desire, yea, what zeal, yea, what revenge! In all things ye have approved yourselves to be clear in this matter.
• Philippians 1:7Even as it is meet for me to think this of you all, because I have you in my heart; inasmuch as both in my bonds, and in the defence and confirmation of the gospel, ye all are partakers of my grace.
• 2 Timothy 4:16At my first answer no man stood with me, but all men forsook me: I pray God that it may not be laid to their charge.
• 1 Peter 3:15But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts: and be ready always to give an answer to every man that asketh you a reason of the hope that is in you with meekness and fear:

From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).

How the English word “defense” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.

Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.