49 Bible Verses about Witnessing, Importance Of

thus it is written, and thus it behov'd Christ to suffer, and to rise from the dead the third day: and that repentance and remission of sins should be preach'd in his name, among all nations, beginning at Jerusalem. you are witnesses of these things.

now the centurion, and they that were with him, to guard Jesus, having observ'd the earthquake, and all that had happened, were under great apprehensions, and said, certainly this was the son of God.

and the Centurion who stood over-against him, observing that he expired with so great a cry, said, certainly this man was the son of God.

The centurion upon seeing what had happen'd, gave glory to God, and said, certainly this was a righteous man.

The next day after, John was again there with two of his disciples: and seeing Jesus as he walked, he said, "behold the lamb of God."

see a man who told me all that ever I have done: is not this the Christ?

and Jesus came, and said to them, all power has been given me in heaven and in earth. go and instruct all nations, baptizing them in the name of the father, and of the son, and of the holy ghost:

and this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world, to testify to all nations, that the end will then come.

but the gospel must first be published among all nations.

but ye shall receive the influence of the holy spirit, which will descend upon you: and ye shall be witnesses for me, in Jerusalem, in all Judea, and in Samaria, and to the remotest part of the earth.

go, said the Lord to him: for he is the instrument I have chosen, to bear my name to the Gentiles, to kings, and to the children of Israel. for I will make him see how much he must suffer for my name.

There was a man sent from God, whose name was John. he came as a witness, to represent what he knew of the light, that by his means all might be convinc'd. he was not that Light, but was sent to testify of that light.

it was of him that John bare witness, when he made this declaration, "this was he of whom I said, he that cometh after me, was before me; for he did indeed exist before me."

he is the person to whom all the prophets give this attestation, that all who believe in him, shall receive remission of sins, by his authority.

upon this Pilate said to him, you are then a king? Jesus answered, you say right, for I am a king. to this end was I born, and for this cause came I into the world, to persuade mankind of the truth. every one that loves truth is observant of my directions.

but I must decline. he that cometh from above, is above all: he that is from the earth, is earthly, and his language is likewise earthly: he that cometh from heaven is above all. and what he hath seen and heard, that he testifieth; but his testimony doth no man receive. he that hath received his testimony, hath set his seal to this, that God is true.read more.
for he whom God hath sent, saith nothing but what is divine: for God hath given him the spirit without restriction.

and from Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness, the first-born of the dead, and the prince of the kings of the earth: unto him that loved us, and washed us from our sins by his own blood,

And unto the angel of the church of the Laodiceans, write, "these things saith the AMEN, the faithful and true witness, the beginning of the creation of God;

Great was the power by which the apostles attested the resurrection of the Lord Jesus: and they were all greatly favoured by the people.

'tis this Jesus whom God hath raised up, of which we all are witnesses.

we are witnesses of all his transactions, both in Judea, and at Jerusalem. however, they put him to death, even that of the cross. but God raised him up the third day, and shewed him openly, not to all the people, but to those witnesses, which God had before chosen: to us, I say, who did eat and drink with him after he rose from the dead.read more.
and he commanded us to publish, and to testify to the people, that he was the person whom God had constituted to be the judge of the living, and of the dead.

but God raised him from the dead: and for many days he was seen by those, who had accompany'd him from Galilee to Jerusalem: and they are now his witnesses to the people.

Concerning the Logos, the author of Life, we declare what was from the beginning, what we have heard, what we have seen with our eyes, what we have consider'd, and what has been the object of our touch. for the life was manifested, we have seen it, we testify of it, and denounce unto you, that eternal life which was with the father, and was manifested unto us. what we have seen and heard, we declare unto you, that ye also may be of the same society with us: and truly associated with the father, and with his son Jesus Christ.

be not therefore asham'd of the testimony of the Lord, nor of me who am a prisoner upon his account. but share with me in the afflictions, which attend the gospel, supported as you are by the power of God,

Philip being arrived at Samaria, preached Christ to them.

It is he then that made some, apostles: some, prophets: some, evangelists: and others, pastors, and teachers:

and this they were destin'd to. but you are the chosen race, you are kings and priests, the holy nation, the peculiar people, that you might display his glory, who called you out

adore the Lord God in your hearts, and be ready to show with modesty and respect to every one that asks it, what ground there is for the expectations you have:

but they that were dispers'd, preach'd the gospel wherever they went.

for if you openly confess, that Jesus is the Lord, and sincerely believe, that God has raised him from the dead, you shall be saved. for with the heart man believeth unto righteousness, and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.

Whosoever therefore shall own me before men, him will I own likewise before my father who is in heaven. but whosoever shall renounce me before men, him will I also renounce before my father who is in heaven.

whosoever therefore shall be asham'd of me, and of my doctrine in this degenerate and corrupted age, of him likewise shall the son of man be asham'd, when he shall come with the glory of his father, accompanied with holy angels.

moreover I declare unto you, whoever shall acknowledge me before men, him shall the son of man also own before the angels of God. but whoever shall renounce me before men, he shall be renounc'd before the angels of God.

Having by the same spirit the same faith as David had when he said, "I believed, and therefore have I spoken:" I also believe, and therefore I speak;

whosoever denieth the son, disowns the father:

whosoever shall confess that Jesus is the son of God, God dwelleth in him, and he in God.

Simon Peter made answer, thou art Christ the son of the living God.

but who, said he, do you take me to be? Peter answered, you are the Messiah:

but who, said he, do you think I am? Peter answered, you are the Messiah of God.

accordingly they hasted thither, and found Mary and Joseph with the babe lying in the manger. when they had seen him, they divulged what the angel had told them concerning this child.

Andrew, Simon Peter's brother, was one of the two disciples, who had followed Jesus, after they had heard what John had said. the first he met was his own brother Simon, to whom he said, "we have found the Messias," that is to say, the Christ. and he brought him to Jesus. and when Jesus beheld him, he said, "thou art Simon the son of Jona: thou shalt be called Cephas," which is by interpretation, a stone.

Nathanael answered, rabbi, thou art the son of God, thou art the king of Israel.

do you believe this? yes, Lord, said Martha, I believe that thou art the Messiah the son of God, who was to come into the world.

Thomas answered, and said to him, my Lord and my God!

[and Philip said, if you believe with all your heart, you may. and he answered, I do believe that Jesus Christ is the son of God.]

As Jesus departed thence, two blind men followed him, crying out, son of David, have mercy on us. and when he was got into the house, the blind men advanc'd: and Jesus said to them, do ye think I am able to effect this cure? they answer'd, yes, Lord. then he touched their eyes, saying, according to your faith, be it unto you.read more.
and they had their sight: but Jesus gave them a strict charge, saying, take care not to let any man know it: however when they were gone, they spread abroad his fame thro' all that country.

And there came a leper to him, who fell on his knees, and thus address'd him, "if you will, you can heal me." Jesus then mov'd with compassion, held out his hand, and touching him, said, I will, be thou healed. and while he was speaking, the leprosy left him in an instant, and he was cur'd.read more.
immediately Jesus sent him away, severely charging him, have a care, said he, how you take the least notice of this to any man: but go, show your self to the priest, and offer for your cure what Moses commanded, that this may serve as a testimony against them. but as soon as he was gone, he began freely to talk of it, and blazed it about every where, so that Jesus could not go publickly into the city any more, but stay'd in the out parts, which were not much frequented, where people came to him from every quarter.

whether he be so or not, said he, I don't know: one thing I very well know, that once I was blind, and now I see.

for we cannot avoid publishing what we have seen and heard.