Bible Dictionary: Ambassadors

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Greek

4242. presbeia -- age, seniority
... an ambassador. From presbeuo; seniority (eldership), ie (by implication) an embassy
(concretely, ambassadors) -- ambassage, message. see GREEK presbeuo. ...
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4243. presbeuo -- to be the elder, to take precedence
... Word Origin from the same as presbuteros Definition to be the elder, to take
precedence NASB Word Usage am an ambassador (1), ambassadors (1). ...
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Topical Bible Verses

2 Corinthians 5:20
Now then we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God did beseech you by us: we pray you in Christ's stead, be you reconciled to God.
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1 John 4:1
Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God: because many false prophets are gone out into the world.
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Strong's Hebrew

4397. malak -- a messenger
... Word Origin from an unused word Definition a messenger NASB Word Usage ambassadors
(2), angel (101), angels (9), envoys (1), messenger (24), messengers (76). ...
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Library

Ambassadors for Christ
... AMBASSADORS FOR CHRIST. 'And the Pharisees went forth, and straightway took
counsel with the Herodlans against Him, how they might ...
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Ambassadors for Christ
... Ambassadors for Christ. TP John 20:21. "Who are these who come amongst us,. Strangers
to our speech and ways? Passing by our joys and treasures,. ...
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God's Ambassadors.
... The "How" of Relationship God's Ambassadors. If I had an ambition to be
the ambassador of this country to our mother-country, there ...
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The Ambassadors from Babylon
... A Preacher of Righteousness Chapter 29 The Ambassadors From Babylon. ... The visit of
the ambassadors to Hezekiah was a test of his gratitude and devotion. ...
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We are Ambassadors for Christ 2 Cor 5:20
... Hymn 27 We are ambassadors for CHRIST 2 Cor 5:20. John Newton 8,6,8,6. We are
ambassadors for CHRIST 2 1 Corinthians 5:20. Thy message, by the preacher, seal,. ...
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Cestius Sends Ambassadors to Nero. The People of Damascus Slay ...
... CHAPTER 9. Cestius Sends Ambassadors To Nero. The People Of Damascus Slay Those
Jews That Lived With Them. ... CHAPTER 9. Cestius Sends Ambassadors To Nero. ...
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The King's Charge to his Ambassadors
... THE KING'S CHARGE TO HIS AMBASSADORS. 'Whosoever therefore shall confess Me before
men, him will I confess also before My Father which is in heaven.33. ...
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Ambassadors from Different Barbarous Nations Receive Presents from ...
... Book IV. Chapter VII."Ambassadors from Different Barbarous Nations receive
Presents from the Emperor. Indeed, ambassadors were ...
/.../the life of constantine/chapter vii ambassadors from different barbarous.htm

Now, in a Few Days, those Ambassadors whom He had Sent...
... Section 60. Now, in a few days, those ambassadors whom he had sent� 60. ... The ambassadors
said further, that the people were ready to burn their houses. ...
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Concerning Balaam the Prophet and what Kind of Man He Was.
... out of ill successes more happy than before, but he thought to hinder them, if he
could, from growing greater, and so he resolved to send ambassadors to the ...
/.../josephus/the antiquities of the jews/chapter 6 concerning balaam the.htm

Thesaurus

Ambassadors (9 Occurrences)
... Multi-Version Concordance Ambassadors (9 Occurrences). 2 Corinthians 5:20
We are therefore ambassadors on behalf of Christ, as though ...
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Ambassador (5 Occurrences)
... The Hebrews on various occasions and for various purposes had recourse to the services
of ambassadors, eg, to contract alliances (Joshua 9:4), to solicit ...
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Envoys (16 Occurrences)
... Joshua 9:4 they also resorted to a ruse, and went and made as if they had been
ambassadors, and took old sacks on their donkeys, and wineskins, old and torn ...
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Treading (26 Occurrences)
... Isaiah 18:2 that sendest ambassadors over the sea, and in vessels of papyrus upon
the waters, saying, Go, swift messengers, to a nation scattered and ravaged ...
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Hanes (1 Occurrence)
... Pharaoh, in his selfish haste to make league with the kingdom of Judah,
may have sent his ambassadors far beyond the frontier. The ...
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Ambassage (2 Occurrences)
... am'-ba-saj (presbeia, "an embassy," a body of ambassadors on the message entrusted
to them): Twice used by Christ (1) in the parable of the Pounds, of the ...
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Sendest (15 Occurrences)
... Isaiah 18:2 that sendest ambassadors over the sea, and in vessels of papyrus upon
the waters, saying, Go, swift messengers, to a nation scattered and ravaged ...
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Preaching (116 Occurrences)
... 6. The Hebrew Prophets 7. Christ as a Preacher 8. The Apostles as Preachers 9.
Fundamental Postulates (1) Preach the Word (2) "We Are Ambassadors" 1. Definition ...
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Prince (160 Occurrences)
... "Ambassadors" (Jeremiah 36:14); "governors" (1 Kings 20:14 "By the young men (margin
"or, servants") of the princes of the provinces"; compare Esther 1:3, 14 ...
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Ahaz (42 Occurrences)
... tempt Yahweh" (Isaiah 7:10-12). Possibly his ambassadors were already dispatched
to the Assyrian king. Whenever they went, they took ...
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Bible Concordance

Ambassadors (9 Occurrences)

2 Corinthians 5:20 We are therefore ambassadors on behalf of Christ, as though God were entreating by us: we beg you on behalf of Christ, be reconciled to God.
(WEB KJV WEY ASV DBY YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Joshua 9:4 they also resorted to a ruse, and went and made as if they had been ambassadors, and took old sacks on their donkeys, and wineskins, old and torn and bound up,
(WEB KJV JPS ASV YLT)

2 Chronicles 32:31 However in the business of the ambassadors of the princes of Babylon, who sent to him to inquire of the wonder that was done in the land, God left him, to try him, that he might know all that was in his heart.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY YLT)

2 Chronicles 35:21 But he sent ambassadors to him, saying, What have I to do with you, you king of Judah? I come not against you this day, but against the house with which I have war; and God has commanded me to make haste: beware that it is God who is with me, that he not destroy you.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV)

Isaiah 18:2 that sends ambassadors by the sea, even in vessels of papyrus on the waters, saying, "Go, you swift messengers, to a nation tall and smooth, to a people awesome from their beginning onward, a nation that measures out and treads down, whose land the rivers divide!"
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY YLT RSV)

Isaiah 30:4 For their princes are at Zoan, and their ambassadors have come to Hanes.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY NAS)

Isaiah 33:7 Behold, their valiant ones cry outside; the ambassadors of peace weep bitterly.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV NAS)

Isaiah 57:9 You went to the king with oil, and did increase your perfumes, and did send your ambassadors far off, and debased yourself even to Sheol.
(WEB JPS ASV YLT NIV)

Ezekiel 17:15 But he rebelled against him in sending his ambassadors into Egypt, that they might give him horses and much people. Shall he prosper? shall he escape who does such things? shall he break the covenant, and yet escape?
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY RSV)

Subtopics

Ambassadors

Ambassadors: Ahaz to Tiglath

Ambassadors: Amaziah to Jehoash

Ambassadors: And Solomon

Ambassadors: Benhadad to Ahab

Ambassadors: Berodach to Hezekiah

Ambassadors: Figurative

Ambassadors: Hiram to David

Ambassadors: Hoshea to So

Ambassadors: Israelites to Various Nations

Ambassadors: Other References To