'Witness' in the Bible

The crowd therefore that was with him bore witness because he had called Lazarus out of the tomb, and raised him from among the dead.

When Jesus had said this he was troubled in spirit, and gave witness, saying, Truly I say to you, that one of you will be false to me.

But when the Comforter is come, whom I will send to you from the Father, the Spirit of truth who goes forth from with the Father, he shall bear witness concerning me;

And ye also shall bear witness, because ye have been with me from the beginning.

Jesus answered him, If I have spoken evil, bear witness of the evil: but if well, why smitest thou me?

Pilate therefore said unto him, Art thou a king then? Jesus answered, Thou sayest that I am a king. To this end was I born, and for this cause came I into the world, that I should bear witness unto the truth. Every one that is of the truth heareth my voice.

And he who saw it bears witness, and his witness is true, and he knows that he says true that ye also may believe.

This is the disciple who bears witness concerning these things, and who has written these things; and we know that his witness is true.

Beginning from the baptism of John, unto that same day that he was taken up from us, must one be ordained to be a witness with us of his resurrection.

Men of Israel, hear these words: Jesus the Nazaraean, a man borne witness to by God to you by works of power and wonders and signs, which God wrought by him in your midst, as yourselves know

And with more such words he gave his witness, offering them salvation and saying, Come out from this evil generation.

And with great power gave the apostles witness of the resurrection of the Lord Jesus: and great grace was upon them all.

Our fathers had the tabernacle of witness in the wilderness, as he had appointed, speaking unto Moses, that he should make it according to the fashion that he had seen.

Our fathers also brought it in [with them into the land] with Joshua when they dispossessed the nations whom God drove out before our fathers, [and so it remained here] until the time of David,

So they, having given their witness and made clear the word of the Lord, went back to Jerusalem, giving the good news on their way in a number of the small towns of Samaria.

And they said, Cornelius, a centurion, a righteous man, and fearing God, and borne witness to by the whole nation of the Jews, has been divinely instructed by a holy angel to send for thee to his house, and hear words from thee.

And he gave us orders to give news of this to the people, and to give public witness that this is he whom God has made judge of the living and the dead.

To him give all the prophets witness, that through his name whosoever believeth in him shall receive remission of sins.

And having removed him he raised up to them David for king, of whom also bearing witness he said, I have found David, the son of Jesse, a man after my heart, who shall do all my will.

They stayed therefore a good while, speaking boldly, confiding in the Lord, who gave witness to the word of his grace, giving signs and wonders to be done by their hands.

Nevertheless he left not himself without witness, in that he did good, and gave us rain from heaven, and fruitful seasons, filling our hearts with food and gladness.

And God, which knoweth the hearts, bare them witness, giving them the Holy Ghost, even as he did unto us;

But I put no value on my life, if only at the end of it I may see the work complete which was given to me by the Lord Jesus, to be a witness of the good news of the grace of God.

wherefore I take you to witness this day, that I am clear from the blood of all,

As also the high priest doth bear me witness, and all the estate of the elders: from whom also I received letters unto the brethren, and went to Damascus, to bring them which were there bound unto Jerusalem, for to be punished.

And a certain Ananias, a pious man according to the law, borne witness to by all the Jews who dwelt there,

For thou shalt be his witness unto all men of what thou hast seen and heard.

And I saw him saying to me, Go out of Jerusalem straight away because they will not give hearing to your witness about me.

And when the blood of Your witness Stephen was being shed, I was standing by and approving, and I guarded the clothes of those who killed him.’

And the night following the Lord stood by him, and said, Be of good cheer, Paul: for as thou hast testified of me in Jerusalem, so must thou bear witness also at Rome.

who knew me before from the outset of my life, if they would bear witness, that according to the strictest sect of our religion I lived a Pharisee.

But rise, and stand upon thy feet: for I have appeared unto thee for this purpose, to make thee a minister and a witness both of these things which thou hast seen, and of those things in the which I will appear unto thee;

And when a day had been fixed, they came to his house in great numbers; and he gave them teaching, giving witness to the kingdom of God, and having discussions with them about Jesus, from the law of Moses and from the prophets, from morning till evening.

For God is my witness, whom I serve with my spirit in the gospel of his Son, that without ceasing I make mention of you always in my prayers;

Which shew the work of the law written in their hearts, their conscience also bearing witness, and their thoughts the mean while accusing or else excusing one another;)

But now without law righteousness of God is manifested, borne witness to by the law and the prophets;

And he was given the sign of circumcision as a witness of the faith which he had before he underwent circumcision: so that he might be the father of all those who have faith, though they have not circumcision, and so that righteousness might be put to their account;

The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God:

I say the truth in Christ, I lie not, my conscience also bearing me witness in the Holy Ghost,

For I bear them witness that they have zeal for God, but not according to knowledge.

For this, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not kill, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness, Thou shalt not covet; and if there be any other commandment, it is briefly comprehended in this saying, namely, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.

Even as the witness of the Christ has been made certain among you:

And as for myself, brethren, when I came to you, it was not with surpassing power of eloquence or earthly wisdom that I came, announcing to you that which God had commanded me to bear witness to.

For whenever you take the bread and the cup you give witness to the Lord's death till he comes.

Yes, and we are seen to be false witnesses of God; because we gave witness of God that by his power Christ came again from the dead: which is not true if there is no coming back from the dead.

I call on God as a witness, on my life, that it was to spare you that I did not come to Corinth.

Now he who has made us for this very thing is God, who has given us the Spirit as a witness of what is to come.

For according to their power, I bear witness, and beyond their power, they were willing of their own accord,

and not only so, but is also chosen by the assemblies as our fellow-traveller with this grace, ministered by us to the glory of the Lord himself, and a witness of our readiness;

The God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, to whom be praise for ever, is witness that the things which I say are true.

Now I am not lying in what I write to you. God is my witness.

What then was your blessedness? for I bear you witness that, if possible, plucking out your own eyes ye would have given them to me.

And I witness again to every man who is circumcised, that he is debtor to do the whole law.

This I say, then, and give witness in the Lord, that you are to go no longer in the way of the Gentiles whose minds are turned to that which has no profit,

For God is my witness, how deeply I miss all of you with the affection of Christ Jesus.

And that every tongue may give witness that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.

For although, as you say, I am absent from you in body, yet in spirit I am present with you and am delighted to witness your good discipline and the solid front presented by your faith in Christ.

For I bear him witness that he labours much for you, and them in Laodicea, and them in Hierapolis.

For our witness does not come from error or from an unclean heart or from deceit:

For neither at any time used we flattering words, as ye know, nor a cloke of covetousness; God is witness:

You yourselves are witnesses--and God is witness--how holy and upright and blameless our dealings with you believers were.

Even as you saw how, like a father with his children, we were teaching and comforting you all, and giving witness,

And that no man may make attempts to get the better of his brother in business: for the Lord is the judge in all these things, as we said to you before and gave witness.

At his coming, when he will have glory in his saints, and will be a cause of wonder in all those who had faith (because our witness among you had effect) in that day.

Who gave himself as an offering for all; witness of which was to be given at the right time;

borne witness to in good works, if she have brought up children, if she have exercised hospitality, if she have washed saints' feet, if she have imparted relief to the distressed, if she have diligently followed every good work.

Do not take as true any statement made against one in authority, but only if two or three give witness to it.

With God as my witness, as well as the Messiah Jesus and the chosen angels, I solemnly call on you to carry out these instructions without prejudice, doing nothing on the basis of partiality.

Be fighting the good fight of the faith; take for yourself the life eternal, for which you were marked out, and of which you gave witness in the eyes of all.

I give you orders before God, the giver of life, and Christ Jesus, who before Pontius Pilate gave witness to the faith,

Have no feeling of shame, then, for the witness of our Lord or for me, his prisoner: but undergo all things for the good news in the measure of the power of God;

Keep in mind Jesus Christ, of the seed of David, who came back from the dead, as my good news gives witness:

This witness is true. Wherefore rebuke them sharply, that they may be sound in the faith;

This is a true saying; and it is my desire that you may give certain witness about these things, so that those who have had faith in God may give attention to good works. These things are good and of profit to men;

God also bearing them witness, both with signs and wonders, and with divers miracles, and gifts of the Holy Ghost, according to his own will?

But a certain writer has given his witness, saying, What is man, that you keep him in mind? what is the son of man, that you take him into account?

And Moses certainly kept faith as a servant, in all his house, and as a witness of those things which were to be said later;

And here dying men receive tithes; but there one of whom the witness is that he lives;

For it is borne witness, Thou art a priest for ever according to the order of Melchisedec.

Whereof the Holy Ghost also is a witness to us: for after that he had said before,

Let us keep the witness of our hope strong and unshaking, for he is true who has given his word:

For therein the elders had witness borne to them.

By faith Abel offered unto God a more excellent sacrifice than Cain, by which he obtained witness that he was righteous, God testifying of his gifts: and by it he being dead yet speaketh.

By faith Enoch was taken up so that he would not see death; and he was not found because God took him up; for he obtained the witness that before his being taken up he was pleasing to God.

All these came to their end in faith, not having had the heritage; but having seen it with delight far away, they gave witness that they were wanderers and not of the earth.

And these all, having obtained witness through faith, did not receive the promise,

Let us then make offerings of praise to God at all times through him, that is to say, the fruit of lips giving witness to his name.

Your gold and silver is cankered; and the rust of them shall be a witness against you, and shall eat your flesh as it were fire. Ye have heaped treasure together for the last days.

Attempting to see what sort of time the Spirit of Christ which was in them was pointing to, when it gave witness to the pains which Christ would undergo and the glories which would come after them.

Live honourable lives among the Gentiles, in order that, although they now speak against you as evil-doers, they may yet witness your good conduct, and may glorify God on the day of reward and retribution.

The elders which are among you I exhort, who am also an elder, and a witness of the sufferings of Christ, and also a partaker of the glory that shall be revealed:

I send this short letter by Silas, our faithful brother--for such I regard him--in order to encourage you, and to bear witness that what I have told you is the true grace of God. In it stand fast.

(For the life was manifested, and we have seen it, and bear witness, and shew unto you that eternal life, which was with the Father, and was manifested unto us;)

He who keeps his laws is in God and God is in him. And the Spirit which he gave us is our witness that he is in us.

And his Spirit which he has given us is the witness that we are in him and he is in us.

We have seen and testify that the Father has sent the Son to be the Savior of the world.

This is he that came by water and blood, even Jesus Christ; not by water only, but by water and blood. And it is the Spirit that beareth witness, because the Spirit is truth.

For they that bear witness are three:

And there are three that bear witness in earth, the spirit, and the water, and the blood: and these three agree in one.

If we receive the witness of men, the witness of God is greater: for this is the witness of God which he hath testified of his Son.