Thematic Bible: Advocate


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but now a more excellent ministry is his, in that he is the mediator of a better testament, which was established upon better promises.

And for this cause he is the mediator of the new testament, so that death intervening for the redemption of the rebellions that took place under the first testament, those who are called might receive the promise of the eternal inheritance.

For Christ is not entered into the sanctuary made with hands (which is a figure of the true), but into the heaven itself, now to appear in the presence of God for us,



And after five days Ananias, the prince of the priests, descended with the elders and with a certain orator named Tertullus, who informed the governor against Paul. And when he was called forth, Tertullus began to accuse him, saying, Seeing that by thee we enjoy great peace and that very worthy deeds are done unto this nation by thy prudence, we accept it always and in all places, most noble Felix, with all thankfulness. read more.
Notwithstanding, that I be not further tedious unto thee, I pray thee that thou would hear us of thy clemency a few words. For we have found this man a pestilent fellow and a mover of sedition among all the Jews throughout the world and prince of the seditious sect of the Nazarenes, who also has gone about to profane the temple, whom we took and would have judged according to our law. But the tribunal Lysias came upon us, and with great violence took him away out of our hands, commanding his accusers to come unto thee; by examining of whom thou may take knowledge of all these things, of which we accuse him. And the Jews also assented, saying that these things were so.