'Witness' in the Bible

And Jesus said to him, See that you say nothing about this to anyone; but go and let the priest see you and make the offering which was ordered by Moses, for a witness to them.

You will even be brought before governors and kings because of Me, to bear witness to them and to the nations.

To everyone, then, who gives witness to me before men, I will give witness before my Father in heaven.

For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, blasphemies:

He saith unto him, Which? Jesus said, Thou shalt do no murder, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness,

So that ye bear witness of yourselves that ye are sons of those who slew the prophets:

And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness unto all nations; and then shall the end come.

Now the chief priests, and elders, and all the council, sought false witness against Jesus, to put him to death;

And the high priest arose, and said unto him, Answerest thou nothing? what is it which these witness against thee?

And after a little time those who were near came and said to Peter, Truly you are one of them; because your talk is witness against you.

Then said Pilate unto him, Hearest thou not how many things they witness against thee?

saying to him, “See that you tell no one anything [about this]; but go, show yourself to the priest and offer for your purification what Moses commanded, as proof to them [that you are really healed].”

And whatever place will not take you in and will not give ear to you, when you go away, put off the dust from your feet as a witness against them.

Thou knowest the commandments, Do not commit adultery, Do not kill, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Defraud not, Honour thy father and mother.

“But you, be on your guard! They will hand you over to sanhedrins, and you will be flogged in the synagogues. You will stand before governors and kings because of Me, as a witness to them.

And the chief priests and all the council sought for witness against Jesus to put him to death; and found none.

For many bare false witness against him, but their witness agreed not together.

And there arose certain, and bare false witness against him, saying,

But neither so did their witness agree together.

And the high priest stood up in the midst, and asked Jesus, saying, Answerest thou nothing? what is it which these witness against thee?

And Pilate asked him again, saying, Answerest thou nothing? behold how many things they witness against thee.

And they went out, preaching everywhere, the Lord working with them, and giving witness to the word by the signs which came after. So be it.

For he has had pity on his servant, though she is poor and lowly placed: and from this hour will all generations give witness to the blessing which has come to me.

And all bare him witness, and wondered at the gracious words which proceeded out of his mouth. And they said, Is not this Joseph's son?

And he gave him orders: Say nothing to any man, but let the priest see you and give an offering so that you may be made clean, as the law of Moses says, and for a witness to them.

And as many as may not receive you, going forth from that city, shake off even the dust from your feet for a witness against them.

‘We are wiping off as a witness against you even the dust of your town that clings to our feet. Know this for certain: The kingdom of God has come near.’

Truly ye bear witness that ye allow the deeds of your fathers: for they indeed killed them, and ye build their sepulchres.

And I say to you that to everyone who gives witness to me before men, the Son of man will give witness before the angels of God.

Thou knowest the commandments, Do not commit adultery, Do not kill, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Honour thy father and thy mother.

It will lead to an opportunity for you to witness.

And they said, What need we any further witness? for we ourselves have heard of his own mouth.

When Herod saw Jesus, he was exceedingly pleased. He had wanted to see Him for a long time because of what he had heard about Him, and was hoping to see some [miraculous] sign [even something spectacular] done by Him.

The same came for a witness, to bear witness of the Light, that all men through him might believe.

He was not that Light, but was sent to bear witness of that Light.

John bare witness of him, and cried, saying, This was he of whom I spake, He that cometh after me is preferred before me: for he was before me.

And this is the witness of John, when the Jews sent from Jerusalem priests and Levites that they might ask him, Thou, who art thou?

And John bore witness, saying, I beheld the Spirit descending as a dove from heaven, and it abode upon him.

And I have seen and borne witness that this is the Son of God.

and because He did not need anyone to testify concerning man, for He Himself 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 unto him, Rabbi, he that was with thee beyond Jordan, to whom thou barest witness, behold, the same baptizeth, and all men come to him.

Ye yourselves bear me witness, that I said, I am not the Christ, but that I am sent before him.

What He has seen and heard, of that He testifies; and no one receives His testimony.

He who has received His testimony has set his seal to this, that God is true.

But many of the Samaritans of that city believed on him because of the word of the woman who bore witness, He told me all things that I had ever done.

for Jesus himself bore witness that a prophet has no honour in his own country.

If I bear witness of myself, my witness is not true.

There is another that beareth witness of me; and I know that the witness which he witnesseth of me is true.

Ye sent unto John, and he bare witness unto the truth.

But I do not receive witness from man, but I say this that ye might be saved.

But I have greater witness than that of John: for the works which the Father hath given me to finish, the same works that I do, bear witness of me, that the Father hath sent me.

And the Father himself, which hath sent me, hath borne witness of me. Ye have neither heard his voice at any time, nor seen his shape.

Ye search the scriptures, for ye think that in them ye have life eternal, and they it is which bear witness concerning me;

So His brothers said to Him, "Leave these parts and go into Judaea, that not only we but your disciples also may witness the miracles which you perform.

The world cannot hate you, but me it hates, because I bear witness concerning it that its works are evil.

The Pharisees therefore said to him, Thou bearest witness concerning thyself; thy witness is not true.

Jesus answered and said to them, Even if I bear witness concerning myself, my witness is true, because I know whence I came and whither I go: but ye know not whence I come and whither I go.

Even in your law it is written that the witness of two men is valid.

I am one that bear witness of myself, and the Father that sent me beareth witness of me.

Jesus answered them, I told you, and ye believed not: the works that I do in my Father's name, they bear witness of me.

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,