21 Bible Verses About Intercession

In the Bible, intercession is prayer made on behalf of someone else. Christ and the Holy Spirit both intercede for believers: Christ “always lives to make intercession” for those who come to God through him (Hebrews 7:25), and the Spirit “intercedes for us with groanings too deep for words” (Romans 8:26). In the Old Testament, Abraham pleads for Sodom (Genesis 18:23), Moses pleads for Israel (Exodus 32:11-12; Numbers 14:19-20), and Daniel pleads for Jerusalem (Daniel 9:18-19). In the New Testament,…