17 Bible Verses about Witnesses

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Acts 22:15

For you will be a witness for him to all men of what you have seen and of what has come to your ears.

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Acts 26:16

But get up on your feet: for I have come to you for this purpose, to make you a servant and a witness of the things in which you have seen me, and of those in which you will see me;

False teachers » Instances of » Witnesses » Against paul

Acts 16:20-21

And when they had taken them before the authorities, they said, These men, who are Jews, are greatly troubling our town; Teaching rules of living which it is not right for us to have or to keep, being Romans.

Acts 24:5

For this man, in our opinion, is a cause of trouble, a maker of attacks on the government among Jews through all the empire, and a chief mover in the society of the Nazarenes:

Acts 17:5-7

But the Jews, being moved with envy, took with them certain low persons from among the common people, and getting together a great number of people, made an outcry in the town, attacking the house of Jason with the purpose of taking them out to the people. And when they were not able to get them, they took Jason and some of the brothers by force before the rulers of the town, crying, These men, who have made trouble all over the world have now come here; Whom Jason has taken into his house: and they are acting against the orders of Caesar, saying that there is another king, Jesus.

Acts 25:7-8

And when he came, the Jews who had come down from Jerusalem came round him, and made all sorts of serious statements against him, which were not supported by the facts. Then Paul, in his answer to them, said, I have done no wrong against the law of the Jews, or against the Temple, or against Caesar.

False teachers » Instances of » Witnesses » Against jesus

Matthew 26:59-61

Now the chief priests and all the Sanhedrin were looking for false witness against Jesus, so that they might put him to death; And they were not able to get it, though a number of false witnesses came. But later there came two who said, This man said, I am able to give the Temple of God to destruction, and to put it up again in three days.

Mark 14:54-59

And Peter had come after him at a distance, even into the house of the high priest; and he was seated with the captains, warming himself in the light of the fire. Now the chief priests and all the Sanhedrin were looking for witness against Jesus so that they might put him to death; and they were unable to get any. For a number gave false witness against him and their witness was not in agreement. read more.
Then some got up and gave false witness against him, saying, He said in our hearing, I will put an end to this Temple which is made with hands, and in three days I will make another without hands. And even so their witness was not in agreement.

False teachers » Instances of » Witnesses » Against stephen

Acts 6:13

And they got false witnesses who said, This man is for ever saying things against this holy place and against the law:

False teachers » Instances of » Witnesses » Against naboth

1 Kings 21:13

And the two good-for-nothing persons came in and took their seats before him and gave witness against Naboth, in front of the people, saying, Naboth has been cursing God and the king. Then they took him outside the town and had him stoned to death.

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Acts 26:16

But get up on your feet: for I have come to you for this purpose, to make you a servant and a witness of the things in which you have seen me, and of those in which you will see me;

Witnesses » Two or more needed to convict

2 Corinthians 13:1

This is the third time that I am coming to you. From the mouth of two or three witnesses will every word be made certain.

Numbers 35:30

Anyone causing the death of another is himself to be put to death on the word of witnesses: but the word of one witness is not enough.

Deuteronomy 17:6

On the word of two or three witnesses, a man may be given the punishment of death; but he is not to be put to death on the word of one witness.

Deuteronomy 19:15

One witness may not make a statement against a man in relation to any sin or wrongdoing which he has done: on the word of two or three witnesses a question is to be judged.

Matthew 18:16

But if he will not give ear to you, take with you one or two more, that by the lips of two or three witnesses every word may be made certain.

Witnesses » Disciples and early Christians as

Acts 13:31

And for a number of days he was seen by those who came with him from Galilee to Jerusalem, who are now his witnesses before the people.

Luke 1:2

As they were handed down to us by those who saw them from the first and were preachers of the word,

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Acts 25:7

And when he came, the Jews who had come down from Jerusalem came round him, and made all sorts of serious statements against him, which were not supported by the facts.

Matthew 28:15

So they took the money, and did as they had been ordered: and this account has been current among the Jews till the present time.

Acts 17:6

And when they were not able to get them, they took Jason and some of the brothers by force before the rulers of the town, crying, These men, who have made trouble all over the world have now come here;

Mark 14:56

For a number gave false witness against him and their witness was not in agreement.

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False Witnesses,examples Of

1 Samuel 22:8-18

That all of you have made designs against me, and not one of you gave me word when my son made an agreement with the son of Jesse, and not one of you has pity for me or has made my eyes open to the fact that my servant has been moved by my son against me, as at this day?

The Two Witnesses

Revelation 11:3

And I will give orders to my two witnesses, and they will be prophets for a thousand, two hundred and sixty days, clothed with haircloth.

Things As Witnesses

Genesis 21:30

And he said, Take these seven lambs from me as a witness that I have made this water-hole.

Witnesses, Legal

Genesis 31:50

If you are cruel to my daughters, or if you take other wives in addition to my daughters, then though no man is there to see, God will be the witness between us.

Witnesses, To Jesus Christ

Acts 26:22-23

And so, by God's help, I am here today, witnessing to small and great, saying nothing but what the prophets and Moses said would come about;

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