'Testify' in the Bible

You will be brought before governors and kings because of me, to testify to them and to unbelievers.

You, therefore, testify against yourselves that you are sons of those who murdered the prophets.

Now the chief priests and the whole Council (Sanhedrin, Jewish High Court) tried to get false witnesses to testify against Jesus, so that they might [have a reason to] put Him to death.

They found none, even though many false witnesses came forward. At last two came forward,

The high priest stood up and said to Jesus, “Have You no answer to give? What is it that these men are testifying against You?”

Then Pilate *said to Him, “Do You not hear how many things they testify against You?”

"As for yourselves, be on your guard! People will hand you over to local councils, and you will be beaten in their synagogues. You will stand before governors and kings to testify to them because of me.

And the chief priest, having risen up in the midst, questioned Jesus, saying, 'Thou dost not answer anything! what do these testify against thee?'

And Pilate again questioned him, saying, 'Thou dost not answer anything! lo, how many things they do testify against thee!'

Then do ye testify, and are well pleased with the works of your fathers, because they indeed killed them, and ye do build their tombs;

For I have five brethren; that he may testify unto them, lest they also come into this place of torment.

It will give you an opportunity to testify.

He came as a witnessto testify about the light,so that all might believe through him.

He was not the light,but he came to testify about the light.

John doth testify concerning him, and hath cried, saying, 'This was he of whom I said, He who after me is coming, hath come before me, for he was before me;'

And I have seen and testify that this one is the Chosen One of God.

And needed not that any should testify of man: for he knew what was in man.

Verily, verily, I say unto thee, We speak that we do know, and testify that we have seen; and ye receive not our witness.

and they came unto John, and said to him, 'Rabbi, he who was with thee beyond the Jordan, to whom thou didst testify, lo, this one is baptizing, and all are coming unto him.'

You yourselves can testify that I said, ‘I am not the Messiah, but I’ve been sent ahead of Him.’

'And what he hath seen and heard this he doth testify, and his testimony none receiveth;

“If I testify about Myself, My testimony is not valid.

another there is who is testifying concerning me, and I have known that the testimony that he doth testify concerning me is true;

“But I have a greater testimony than John’s because of the works that the Father has given Me to accomplish. These very works I am doing testify about Me that the Father has sent Me.

Search the scriptures; for in them ye think ye have eternal life: and they are they which testify of me.

The world cannot hate you; but me it hateth, because I testify of it, that the works thereof are evil.

The Pharisees, therefore, said to him, 'Thou of thyself dost testify, thy testimony is not true;'

“Even if I testify about Myself,” Jesus replied, “My testimony is valid, because I know where I came from and where I’m going. But you don’t know where I come from or where I’m going.

I am one who is testifying of myself, and the Father who sent me doth testify of me.'

“I did tell you and you don’t believe,” Jesus answered them. “The works that I do in My Father’s name testify about Me.

Meanwhile, the crowd, which had been with Him when He called Lazarus out of the tomb and raised him from the dead, continued to testify.

These things having said, Jesus was troubled in the spirit, and did testify, and said, 'Verily, verily, I say to you, that one of you will deliver me up;'

But when the Comforter is come, whom I will send unto you from the Father, even the Spirit of truth, which proceedeth from the Father, he shall testify of me:

You also will testify, because you have been with Me from the beginning.

Jesus answered him, 'If I spake ill, testify concerning the ill; and if well, why me dost thou smite?'

“You are a king then?” Pilate asked.“You say that I’m a king,” Jesus replied. “I was born for this, and I have come into the world for this: to testify to the truth. Everyone who is of the truth listens to My voice.”

beginning with the baptism by John [at the outset of Jesus’ ministry] until the day when He was taken up from us—one of these men must become a witness with us [to testify] of His resurrection.”

This Jesus, God has raised to life-- a fact to which all of us testify.

And with many other words did he testify and exhort, saying, Save yourselves from this untoward generation.

With great power, the apostles continued to testify to the resurrection of the Lord Jesus, and abundant grace was on them all,

And he commanded us to preach unto the people, and to testify that it is he which was ordained of God to be the Judge of quick and dead.

All the prophets testify about Him that through His name everyone who believes in Him will receive forgiveness of sins.”

save that the Holy Spirit in every city doth testify fully, saying, that for me bonds and tribulations remain;

But none of these things move me, neither count I my life dear unto myself, so that I might finish my course with joy, and the ministry, which I have received of the Lord Jesus, to testify the gospel of the grace of God.

Therefore I testify to you this day that I am innocent of everyone’s blood,

as both the high priest and the whole council of elders can testify about me. After I received letters from them to the brothers, I traveled to Damascus to bring those who were prisoners there to be punished in Jerusalem.

The following night, the Lord stood by him and said, “Have courage! For as you have testified about Me in Jerusalem, so you must also testify in Rome.”

Which knew me from the beginning, if they would testify, that after the most straitest sect of our religion I lived a Pharisee.

To this very day, I have obtained help that comes from God, and I stand and testify to both small and great, saying nothing else than what the prophets and Moses said would take place—

They show that the work of the law is written on their hearts. Their consciences confirm this. Their competing thoughts will either accuse or excuse them

The Spirit himself doth testify with our spirit, that we are children of God;

I can testify about them that they have zeal for God, but not according to knowledge.

and we also are found false witnesses of God, because we did testify of God that He raised up the Christ, whom He did not raise if then dead persons do not rise;

I testify that, on their own, according to their ability and beyond their ability,

What happened to this sense of being blessed you had? For I testify to you that, if possible, you would have torn out your eyes and given them to me.

For I testify again to every man that is circumcised, that he is a debtor to do the whole law.

From now on let no one trouble me [by making it necessary for me to justify my authority as an apostle, and the absolute truth of the gospel], for I bear on my body the branding-marks of Jesus [the wounds, scars, and other outward evidence of persecutions—these testify to His ownership of me].

This I say therefore, and testify in the Lord, that ye henceforth walk not as other Gentiles walk, in the vanity of their mind,

For I testify about him that he works hard for you, for those in Laodicea, and for those in Hierapolis.

as ye know how, as a father his own children, we used to exhort each one of you, and comfort and testify,

I testify fully, before God and the Lord Jesus Christ, and the choice messengers, that these things thou mayest keep, without forejudging, doing nothing by partiality.

I charge thee, before God, who is making all things alive, and of Christ Jesus, who did testify before Pontius Pilate the right profession,

So do not be ashamed to testify about our Lord or about me His prisoner, but with me take your share of suffering for the gospel [continue to preach regardless of the circumstances], in accordance with the power of God [for His power is invincible],

I do fully testify, then, before God, and the Lord Jesus Christ, who is about to judge living and dead at his manifestation and his reign --

and one in a certain place did testify fully, saying, 'What is man, that Thou art mindful of him, or a son of man, that Thou dost look after him?

Moses was faithful in all God's household as a servant who was to testify to what would be said later,

for He doth testify -- 'Thou art a priest -- to the age, according to the order of Melchisedek;'

and testify to us also doth the Holy Spirit, for after that He hath said before,

Therefore, I strongly urge the elders among you [pastors, spiritual leaders of the church], as a fellow elder and as an eyewitness [called to testify] of the sufferings of Christ, as well as one who shares in the glory that is to be revealed:

Through Silvanus, whom I regard as a faithful brother, I have written this short letter to encourage you and to testify that this is to be the true grace of God in which you are to stand firm!

that life was revealed,and we have seen itand we testify and declare to youthe eternal life that was with the Fatherand was revealed to us—

And we have seen and do testify that the Father sent the Son to be the Saviour of the world.

For there are three that testify:

who did testify of thy love before an assembly, whom thou wilt do well, having sent forward worthily of God,

Demetrius has a good testimony from everyone, and from the truth itself. And we also testify for him, and you know that our testimony is true.

who did testify the word of God, and the testimony of Jesus Christ, as many things also as he did see.

I Jesus have sent mine angel to testify unto you these things in the churches. I am the root and the offspring of David, and the bright and morning star.

For I testify unto every man that heareth the words of the prophecy of this book, If any man shall add unto these things, God shall add unto him the plagues that are written in this book: