17 Bible Verses about Witnesses
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But ye shall receive power, when the Holy Spirit is come upon you: and ye shall be my witnesses both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea and Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth.
then he appeared to above five hundred brethren at once, of whom the greater part remain until now, but some are fallen asleep;
For God is my witness, whom I serve in my spirit in the gospel of his Son, how unceasingly I make mention of you, always in my prayers
and from Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness, the firstborn of the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the earth. Unto him that loveth us, and loosed us from our sins by his blood;
For God is my witness, how I long after you all in the tender mercies of Christ Jesus.
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But ye shall receive power, when the Holy Spirit is come upon you: and ye shall be my witnesses both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea and Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth.
And we are witnesses of these things; and'so is the Holy Spirit, whom God hath given to them that obey him.
But arise, and stand upon thy feet: for to this end have I appeared unto thee, to appoint thee a minister and a witness both of the things wherein thou hast seen me, and of the things wherein I will appear unto thee;
False teachers » Instances of » Witnesses » Against paul
and when they had brought them unto the magistrates, they said, These men, being Jews, do exceedingly trouble our city, and set forth customs which it is not lawful for us to receive, or to observe, being Romans.
For we have found this man a pestilent fellow, and a mover of insurrections among all the Jews throughout the world, and a ringleader of the sect of the Nazarenes:
But the Jews, being moved with jealousy, took unto them certain vile fellows of the rabble, and gathering a crowd, set the city on an uproar; and assaulting the house of Jason, they sought to bring them forth to the people. And when they found them not, they dragged Jason and certain brethren before the rulers of the city, crying, These that have turned the world upside down are come hither also; whom Jason hath received: and these all act contrary to the decrees of Caesar, saying that there is another king, one Jesus.
And when he was come, the Jews that had come down from Jerusalem stood round about him, bringing against him many and grievous charges which they could not prove; while Paul said in his defense, Neither against the law of the Jews, nor against the temple, nor against Caesar, have I sinned at all.
False teachers » Instances of » Witnesses » Against jesus
Now the chief priests and the whole council sought false witness against Jesus, that they might put him to death; and they found it not, though many false witnesses came. But afterward came two, and said, This man said, I am able to destroy the temple of God, and to build it in three days.
And Peter had followed him afar off, even within, into the court of the high priest; and he was sitting with the officers, and warming himself in the light of the fire . Now the chief priests and the whole council sought witness against Jesus to put him to death; and found it not. For many bare false witness against him, and their witness agreed not together. read more.
And there stood up certain, and bare false witness against him, saying, We heard him say, I will destroy this temple that is made with hands, and in three days I will build another made without hands. And not even so did their witness agree together.
False teachers » Instances of » Witnesses » Against stephen
Then they suborned men, who said, We have heard him speak blasphemous words against Moses, and against God.
and set up false witnesses, who said, This man ceaseth not to speak words against this holy place, and the law:
False teachers » Instances of » Witnesses » Against naboth
And the two men, the base fellows, came in and sat before him: and the base fellows bare witness against him, even against Naboth, in the presence of the people, saying, Naboth did curse God and the king. Then they carried him forth out of the city, and stoned him to death with stones.
Names » Of ministers » Witnesses
But ye shall receive power, when the Holy Spirit is come upon you: and ye shall be my witnesses both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea and Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth.
Titles and names of ministers » Witnesses
But ye shall receive power, when the Holy Spirit is come upon you: and ye shall be my witnesses both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea and Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth.
And we are witnesses of these things; and'so is the Holy Spirit, whom God hath given to them that obey him.
But arise, and stand upon thy feet: for to this end have I appeared unto thee, to appoint thee a minister and a witness both of the things wherein thou hast seen me, and of the things wherein I will appear unto thee;
Witnesses » Two or more needed to convict
This is the third time I am coming to you. At the mouth of two witnesses or three shall every word established.
Whoso killeth any person, the murderer shall be slain at the mouth of witnesses: but one witness shall not testify against any person that he die.
At the mouth of two witnesses, or three witnesses, shall he that is to die be put to death; at the mouth of one witness he shall not be put to death.
One witness shall not rise up against a man for any iniquity, or for any sin, in any sin that he sinneth: at the mouth of two witnesses, or at the mouth of three witnesses, shall a matter be established.
But if he hear thee not, take with thee one or two more, that at the mouth of two witnesses or three every word may be established.
Witnesses » Disciples and early Christians as
And we are witnesses of these things; and'so is the Holy Spirit, whom God hath given to them that obey him.
and he was seen for many days of them that came up with him from Galilee to Jerusalem, who are now his witnesses unto the people.
For we did not follow cunningly devised fables, when we made known unto you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but we were eyewitnesses of his majesty.
even as they delivered them unto us, who from the beginning wer eyewitnesses and ministers of the word,
FALSE » Witnesses » Examples of
And when he was come, the Jews that had come down from Jerusalem stood round about him, bringing against him many and grievous charges which they could not prove;
Then they suborned men, who said, We have heard him speak blasphemous words against Moses, and against God.
So they took the money, and did as they were taught: and this saying was spread abroad among the Jews, and continueth until this day.
And when they found them not, they dragged Jason and certain brethren before the rulers of the city, crying, These that have turned the world upside down are come hither also;
For many bare false witness against him, and their witness agreed not together.
Topics on Witnesses
False Witnesses, Defined As
Proverbs 12:17He that uttereth truth showeth forth righteousness; But a false witness, deceit.
False Witnesses,examples Of
1 Samuel 22:8-18that all of you have conspired against me, and there is none that discloseth to me when my son maketh a league with the son of Jesse, and there is none of you that is sorry for me, or discloseth unto me that my son hath stirred up my servant against me, to lie in wait, as at this day?
Living Witnesses
1 Peter 2:12having your behavior seemly among the Gentiles; that, wherein they speak against you as evil-doers, they may by your good works, which they behold, glorify God in the day of visitation.
The Two Witnesses
Revelation 11:3And I will give unto my two witnesses, and they shall prophesy a thousand two hundred and threescore days, clothed in sackcloth.
Things As Witnesses
Genesis 21:30And he said, These seven ewe lambs shalt thou take of my hand, that it may be a witness unto me, that I have digged this well.
Three Witnesses
1 John 5:8For there are three who bear witness, the Spirit, and the water, and the blood: and the three agree in one.
Witnesses, Legal
Genesis 31:50If thou shalt afflict my daughters, and if thou shalt take wives besides my daughters, no man is with us; see, God is witness betwixt me and thee.
Witnesses, To Jesus Christ
Acts 26:22-23Having therefore obtained the help that is from God, I stand unto this day testifying both to small and great, saying nothing but what the prophets and Moses did say should come;