11 Bible Verses about Advocates
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My little children, I write these to you, that ye sin not. And if any sin, we have an intercessor with the Father, Jesus Christ the just:
And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Intercessor, that should remain with you forever;
Open thy mouth for the dumb, for the judgment of all the sons of the surviving. Open thy mouth; judge justly, and contend for the poor and needy.
And the summary to the things spoken: We have such a chief priest, who sat on the throne of the Majesty in the heavens; A workman of holy things, and of the true tent, which the Lord pitched, and not man.
Who is on the right hand of God, having gone into heaven; angels and authorities and powers subjected to him.
My little children, I write these to you, that ye sin not. And if any sin, we have an intercessor with the Father, Jesus Christ the just: And he is the propitiation for our sins: and not for ours only, but also for the whole world.
And now he has attained a more distinguished office, in how much also he is mediator of a better covenant, which was legislated upon better promises.
And for this he is mediator of a new covenant, that death having been, for redemption of the transgressions for the first covenant, the called might receive the promise of eternal inheritance.
For Christ came not into the holy places made with hands, the figures of the true; but into heaven itself, now to be shown clearly to the face of God for us:
And to Jesus the mediator of the new covenant, and to the blood of sprinkling, speaking better things than Abel.
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Courts » Advocates » Witnesses, two or more needed to convict
This third I come to you. By mouth of two witnesses, and three, shall every word be established.
Every one striking a soul by the mouth of witnesses, he shall slay the slayer: and one witness shall not testify against a soul to die.
At the mouth of two witnesses or three witnesses they shall be put to death; they shall not die by the mouth of one witness.
One witness shall not rise up against a man for any iniquity, and for any sin, in any sin which he shall sin; by the mouth of two witnesses or by the mouth of three witnesses the word shall be established.
But if he hear thee not, take with thee yet one or two, that at the mouth of two or three witnesses every word might stand.
Courts » Advocates » The accused his own
And the priests and the prophets will say to the chiefs, and to all the people, saying, The judgment of death for this man, for he prophesied against this city, as ye heard with your ears. And Jeremiah will say to all the chiefs and to all the people, saying, Jehovah sent me to prophesy against this house and against this city all the words which ye heard. And now make good your ways and your doings, and hear to the voice of Jehovah your God; and Jehovah will lament for the evil which he spake against you. read more.
And I, behold me in your hand do to me as the good and right in your eyes: But knowing, ye shall know that if ye put me to death, that ye give innocent blood upon yourselves and upon this city, and to her inhabitants: for in truth Jehovah sent me to you to speak in your ears all these words.
Then came Pilate again into the pretorium, and asked Jesus, and said to him, Art thou the King of the Jews? Jesus answered him, Of thyself sayest thou this, or did others tell thee of me? Pilate answered, Much less am I a Jew; thy nation and the chief priests have delivered thee to me: What didst thou? read more.
Jesus answered, My kingdom is not of this world: if my kingdom were of this world, my servants had contended, that I be not delivered to the Jews; and now my kingdom is not hence. Then said Pilate to him, Art thou not then king? Jesus answered, Thou sayest that I am king. For this was I born, and for this came I into the world, that I testify to the truth. Every one being of the truth hears my voice.
Courts » Advocates » Examination of prisoners
And he will take a youth from the men of Succoth, and he will ask him: and he will write for him the chiefs of Succoth and its old men, seventy and seven men.
Then came Pilate again into the pretorium, and asked Jesus, and said to him, Art thou the King of the Jews?
Courts » Advocates » Prisoners mal-treated
And he having said these things, one of the attendants standing by gave Jesus a blow with a rod, having said, Answerest thou the chief priest so?
The captain of a thousand commanded him to be brought to the camp, having spoken to examine him by scourges; that he might know for what cause they exclaimed so against him.
Courts » Advocates » Professional
And after five days the chief priest Ananias came down with the elders, and a certain orator, Tertullus, who exhibited to the leader against Paul.
Peter » Advocates » Gospel preaching » Gentiles
And the apostles and brethren, those being in Judea, heard that the nations also received the word of God. And when Peter went up to Jerusalem, they of the circumcision discussed with him, Saying, That thou camest in to men having uncircumcision, and didst eat With them. read more.
And Peter having begun, set forth to them in order, saying, I was in the city Joppa, praying: and in a deep trance I saw a vision, A certain vessel descending as a great linen napkin, let down from heaven by four beginnings; and it came even to me: Upon which having looked intently, I observed, and saw quadrupeds of the earth, and wild beasts, and creeping things, and the flying things of heaven. And I heard a voice saying to me, Having risen, Peter, kill and eat. And I said, By no means, Lord: for anything common or unclean never came into my month. And a voice answered me of a second time from heaven, What God cleansed, profane not. And this was for thrice: and again all was drawn up into heaven. And, behold, from this three men stood at the house in which I was, sent from Cesarea to me. And the spirit said to me to come with them, discussing nothing. And these six brethren came also with me, and we came to the man's house: And he announced to us how he saw a messenger in his house, having stood and said to him, Send men to Joppa, and send for Simon, surnamed Peter Who shall speak words to thee, by which thou shalt be saved and all thy house. And in my beginning to speak, the Holy Spirit fell upon them, as also upon us in the beginning. And I remembered the word of the Lord, when he said, John truly immersed with water; but ye shall be immersed with the Holy Spirit. If therefore God gave the like gift to them as also to us, having believed in the Lord Jesus Christ; how was I able to hinder God And having heard these, they were silent, and honoured God, saying, For also God gave the nations repentance to life.
And much discussion having been, Peter having risen up, said to them, Men, brethren, ye know that from ancient days God chose among us, through my month for the nations to hear the word of good news, and believe. And God the knower of hearts testified to them, having given them the Holy Spirit, as also us; And separated nothing between us and also them, by faith having purified their hearts. read more.
Now therefore why tempt ye God, to put a yoke upon the neck of the disciples, which neither our fathers nor we were able to bear? But by grace of our Lord Jesus Christ we believe to be saved, as also they.
