17 Bible Verses about Witnesses
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But you shall receive power, after the Holy Spirit has come upon you: and you shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth.
After that, he was seen of over 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 with my spirit in the gospel of his Son, that without ceasing I make mention of you always in my prayers;
And from Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness, and the first begotten of the dead, and the prince of the kings of the earth. Unto him that loves us, and washed us from our sins in his own blood,
For God is my witness, how greatly I long after you all in the affections of Jesus Christ.
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But you shall receive power, after the Holy Spirit has come upon you: and you shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth.
And we are his witnesses of these things; and so is also the Holy Spirit, whom God has given to them that obey him.
But rise, and stand upon your feet: for I have appeared unto you for this purpose, to make you a minister and a witness both of these things which you have seen, and of those things in which I will appear unto you;
False teachers » Instances of » Witnesses » Against paul
And brought them to the magistrates, saying, These men, being Jews, do exceedingly trouble our city, And teach customs, which are not lawful for us to receive, neither to observe, being Romans.
For we have found this man a pestilent fellow, and a mover of sedition among all the Jews throughout the world, and a ringleader of the sect of the Nazarenes:
But the Jews who believed not, moved with envy, took unto them certain wicked fellows of the rabble, and gathered a company, and set all the city in an uproar, and assaulted the house of Jason, and sought to bring them out to the people. And when they found them not, they drew Jason and certain brethren unto the rulers of the city, crying, These that have turned the world upside down are come here also; Whom Jason has received: and these all do contrary to the decrees of Caesar, saying that there is another king, one Jesus.
And when he was come, the Jews who came down from Jerusalem stood round about, and laid many serious complaints against Paul, which they could not prove. While he answered for himself, Neither against the law of the Jews, neither against the temple, nor yet against Caesar, have I offended anything at all.
False teachers » Instances of » Witnesses » Against jesus
Now the chief priests, and elders, and all the council, sought false witness against Jesus, to put him to death; But found none: yea, though many false witnesses came, yet found they none. At the last came two false witnesses, And said, This fellow said, I am able to destroy the temple of God, and to build it in three days.
And Peter followed him afar off, even into the courtyard of the high priest: and he sat with the servants, and warmed himself at the fire. And the chief priests and all the council sought for witness against Jesus to put him to death; and found none. For many bore false witness against him, but their witness agreed not together. read more.
And there arose some, and bore false witness against him, saying, We heard him say, I will destroy this temple that is made with hands, and within three days I will build another made without hands. But neither did their witness agree together.
False teachers » Instances of » Witnesses » Against stephen
Then they bribed men, who said, We have heard him speak blasphemous words against Moses, and against God.
And set up false witnesses, who said, This man ceases not to speak blasphemous words against this holy place, and the law:
False teachers » Instances of » Witnesses » Against naboth
And there came in two men, children of Belial, and sat before him: and the men of Belial witnessed against him, even against Naboth, in the presence of the people, saying, Naboth did blaspheme God and the king. Then they carried him forth out of the city, and stoned him with stones, so that he died.
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But you shall receive power, after the Holy Spirit has come upon you: and you shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth.
Titles and names of ministers » Witnesses
But you shall receive power, after the Holy Spirit has come upon you: and you shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth.
And we are his witnesses of these things; and so is also the Holy Spirit, whom God has given to them that obey him.
But rise, and stand upon your feet: for I have appeared unto you for this purpose, to make you a minister and a witness both of these things which you have seen, and of those things in which I will appear unto you;
Witnesses » Two or more needed to convict
This is the third time I am coming to you. In the mouth of two or three witnesses shall every word be established.
Whoever kills any person, the murderer shall be put to death by the mouth of witnesses: but one witness shall not testify against any person to cause him to die.
At the mouth of two witnesses, or three witnesses, shall he that is worthy of death be put to death; but 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 sins: at the mouth of two witnesses, or at the mouth of three witnesses, shall the matter be established.
But if he will not hear you, then take with you one or two more, that in the mouth of two or three witnesses every word may be established.
Witnesses » Disciples and early Christians as
And we are his witnesses of these things; and so is also the Holy Spirit, whom God has given to them that obey him.
And he was seen many days of them who came up with him from Galilee to Jerusalem, who are his witnesses unto the people.
For we have not followed cunningly devised myths, when we made known unto you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but were eyewitnesses of his majesty.
Even as they delivered them unto us, who from the beginning were eyewitnesses, and ministers of the word;
FALSE » Witnesses » Examples of
And when he was come, the Jews who came down from Jerusalem stood round about, and laid many serious complaints against Paul, which they could not prove.
Then they bribed 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 is commonly reported among the Jews until this day.
And when they found them not, they drew Jason and certain brethren unto the rulers of the city, crying, These that have turned the world upside down are come here also;
For many bore false witness against him, but their witness agreed not together.
Topics on Witnesses
False Witnesses, Defined As
Proverbs 12:17He that speaks truth shows 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 shows me that my son has made a league with the son of Jesse, and there is none of you that is sorry for me, or shows unto me that my son has stirred up my servant against me, to lie in wait, as at this day?
Living Witnesses
1 Peter 2:12Having your conduct honest among the Gentiles: that, whereas they speak against you as evildoers, they may by your good works, which they shall behold, glorify God in the day of visitation.
The Two Witnesses
Revelation 11:3And I will give power unto my two witnesses, and they shall prophesy a thousand two hundred and three score days, clothed in sackcloth.
Things As Witnesses
Genesis 21:30And he said, For these seven ewe lambs shall you take of my hand, that they may be a witness unto me, that I have dug this well.
Three Witnesses
1 John 5:8And there are three that bear witness in earth, the Spirit, and the water, and the blood: and these three agree in one.
Witnesses, Legal
Genesis 31:50If you shall afflict my daughters, or if you shall take other wives beside my daughters, no man is with us; see, God is witness between me and you.
Witnesses, To Jesus Christ
Acts 26:22-23Having therefore obtained help of God, I continue unto this day, witnessing both to small and great, saying no other things than those which the prophets and Moses did say should come: