Bible Verses About Advocate

After five days, the cohen hagadol Hananyah came down with some elders and a lawyer named Tertullus, and they presented their case against Sha’ul to the governor.

Sha’ul was called, and Tertullus began to make the charges: “Felix, your Excellency, it is because of you that we enjoy unbroken peace, and it is your foresight that has brought to this nation

so many reforms in so many areas. It is with the utmost gratitude that we receive this.

But, in order not to take up too much of your time, I beg your indulgence to give us a brief hearing.

“We have found this man a pest. He is an agitator among all the Jews throughout the world and a ringleader of the sect of the Natzratim.

He even tried to profane the Temple, but we arrested him.

But the chief captain Lysias came upon us, and with great violence took him away out of our hands,

By questioning this man yourself, you will be able to learn all about the things of which we are accusing him.”

The Judeans also joined in the accusation and alleged that these were the facts.

My children, I am writing you these things so that you won’t sin. But if anyone does sin, we have Yeshua the Messiah, the Tzaddik, who pleads our cause with the Father.