'Testimony' in the Bible

As the Lord commanded Moses, Aaron placed it before the testimony to be preserved.

Do not give false testimony against your neighbor.

Put the tablets of the testimony that I will give you into the ark.

Set the mercy seat on top of the ark and put the testimony that I will give you into the ark.

I will meet with you there above the mercy seat, between the two cherubim that are over the ark of the testimony; I will speak with you from there about all that I command you regarding the Israelites.

Hang the veil under the clasps and bring the ark of the testimony there behind the veil, so the veil will make a separation for you between the holy place and the most holy place.

Put the mercy seat on the ark of the testimony in the most holy place.

In the tent of meeting outside the veil that is in front of the testimony, Aaron and his sons are to tend the lamp from evening until morning before the Lord. This is to be a permanent statute for the Israelites throughout their generations.

“You are to place the altar in front of the veil by the ark of the testimony—in front of the mercy seat that is over the testimony—where I will meet with you.

“With it you are to anoint the tent of meeting, the ark of the testimony,

Grind some of it into a fine powder and put some in front of the testimony in the tent of meeting, where I will meet with you. It must be especially holy to you.

the tent of meeting, the ark of the testimony, the mercy seat that is on top of it, and all the other furnishings of the tent—

When He finished speaking with Moses on Mount Sinai, He gave him the two tablets of the testimony, stone tablets inscribed by the finger of God.

Then Moses turned and went down the mountain with the two tablets of the testimony in his hands. They were inscribed on both sides—inscribed front and back.

As Moses descended from Mount Sinai—with the two tablets of the testimony in his hands as he descended the mountain—he did not realize that the skin of his face shone as a result of his speaking with the Lord.

This is the inventory for the tabernacle, the tabernacle of the testimony, that was recorded at Moses’ command. It was the work of the Levites under the direction of Ithamar son of Aaron the priest.

the ark of the testimony with its poles and the mercy seat;

Put the ark of the testimony there and screen off the ark with the veil.

Place the gold altar for incense in front of the ark of the testimony. Put up the screen for the entrance to the tabernacle.

Moses took the testimony and placed it in the ark, and attached the poles to the ark. He set the mercy seat on top of the ark.

He brought the ark into the tabernacle, put up the veil for the screen, and screened off the ark of the testimony, just as the Lord had commanded him.

He is to put the incense on the fire before the Lord, so that the cloud of incense covers the mercy seat that is over the testimony, or else he will die.

Aaron is to tend it continually from evening until morning before the Lord outside the veil of the testimony in the tent of meeting. This is a permanent statute throughout your generations.

Appoint the Levites over the tabernacle of the testimony, all its furnishings, and everything in it. They are to transport the tabernacle and all its articles, take care of it, and camp around it.

The Levites are to camp around the tabernacle of the testimony and watch over it, so that no wrath will fall on the Israelite community.”

Whenever the camp is about to move on, Aaron and his sons are to go in, take down the screening veil, and cover the ark of the testimony with it.

When Moses entered the tent of meeting to speak with the Lord, he heard the voice speaking to him from above the mercy seat that was on the ark of the testimony, from between the two cherubim. He spoke to him that way.

On the day the tabernacle was set up, the cloud covered the tabernacle, the tent of the testimony, and it appeared like fire above the tabernacle from evening until morning.

During the second year, in the second month on the twentieth day of the month, the cloud was lifted up above the tabernacle of the testimony.

Then place them in the tent of meeting in front of the testimony where I meet with you.

Moses placed the staffs before the Lord in the tent of the testimony.

The next day Moses entered the tent of the testimony and saw that Aaron’s staff, representing the house of Levi, had sprouted, formed buds, blossomed, and produced almonds!

The Lord told Moses, “Put Aaron’s staff back in front of the testimony to be kept as a sign for the rebels, so that you may put an end to their complaints before Me, or else they will die.”

But also bring your relatives with you from the tribe of Levi, your ancestral tribe, so they may join you and assist you and your sons in front of the tent of the testimony.

“If anyone kills a person, the murderer is to be put to death based on the word of witnesses. But no one is to be put to death based on the testimony of one witness.

Do not give dishonest testimony against your neighbor.

The one condemned to die is to be executed on the testimony of two or three witnesses. No one is to be executed on the testimony of a single witness.

“One witness cannot establish any wrongdoing or sin against a person, whatever that person has done. A fact must be established by the testimony of two or three witnesses.

“Command the priests who carry the ark of the testimony to come up from the Jordan.”

He brought out the king’s son, put the crown on him, gave him the testimony, and made him king. They anointed him and clapped their hands and cried, “Long live the king!”

They brought out the king’s son, put the crown on him, gave him the testimony, and made him king. Jehoiada and his sons anointed him and cried, “Long live the king!”

So the king called Jehoiada the high priest and said, “Why haven’t you required the Levites to bring from Judah and Jerusalem the tax imposed by the Lord’s servant Moses and the assembly of Israel for the tent of the testimony?

The instruction of the Lord is perfect,renewing one’s life;the testimony of the Lord is trustworthy,making the inexperienced wise.

He established a testimony in Jacoband set up a law in Israel,which He commanded our fathersto teach to their children

They will give a testimony of Your great goodnessand will joyfully sing of Your righteousness.

a lying witness who gives false testimony,and one who stirs up trouble among brothers.

A man giving false testimony against his neighboris like a club, a sword, or a sharp arrow.

Bind up the testimony.Seal up the instruction among my disciples.

To the law and to the testimony! If they do not speak according to this word, there will be no dawn for them.

Then Jesus told him, “See that you don’t tell anyone; but go, show yourself to the priest, and offer the gift that Moses prescribed, as a testimony to them.”

But if he won’t listen, take one or two more with you, so that by the testimony of two or three witnesses every fact may be established.

This good news of the kingdom will be proclaimed in all the world as a testimony to all nations. And then the end will come.

The chief priests and the whole Sanhedrin were looking for false testimony against Jesus so they could put Him to death.

telling him, “See that you say nothing to anyone; but go and show yourself to the priest, and offer what Moses prescribed for your cleansing, as a testimony to them.”

If any place does not welcome you and people refuse to listen to you, when you leave there, shake the dust off your feet as a testimony against them.”

The chief priests and the whole Sanhedrin were looking for testimony against Jesus to put Him to death, but they could find none.

For many were giving false testimony against Him, but the testimonies did not agree.

Some stood up and were giving false testimony against Him, stating,

Yet their testimony did not agree even on this.

Then He ordered him to tell no one: “But go and show yourself to the priest, and offer what Moses prescribed for your cleansing as a testimony to them.”

If they do not welcome you, when you leave that town, shake off the dust from your feet as a testimony against them.”

“Why do we need any more testimony,” they said, “since we’ve heard it ourselves from His mouth?”

This is John’s testimony when the Jews from Jerusalem sent priests and Levites to ask him, “Who are you?”

“I assure you: We speak what We know and We testify to what We have seen, but you do not accept Our testimony.

He testifies to what He has seen and heard, yet no one accepts His testimony.

The one who has accepted His testimony has affirmed that God is true.

“If I testify about Myself, My testimony is not valid.

There is Another who testifies about Me, and I know that the testimony He gives about Me is valid.

I don’t receive man’s testimony, but I say these things so that you may be saved.

“But I have a greater testimony than John’s because of the works that the Father has given Me to accomplish. These very works I am doing testify about Me that the Father has sent Me.

So the Pharisees said to Him, “You are testifying about Yourself. Your testimony is not valid.”

“Even if I testify about Myself,” Jesus replied, “My testimony is valid, because I know where I came from and where I’m going. But you don’t know where I come from or where I’m going.

He who saw this has testified so that you also may believe. His testimony is true, and he knows he is telling the truth.

This is the disciple who testifies to these things and who wrote them down. We know that his testimony is true.

And the apostles were giving testimony with great power to the resurrection of the Lord Jesus, and great grace was on all of them.

“Our ancestors had the tabernacle of the testimony in the wilderness, just as He who spoke to Moses commanded him to make it according to the pattern he had seen.

and saw Him telling me, ‘Hurry and get out of Jerusalem quickly, because they will not accept your testimony about Me!’

In this way, the testimony about Christ was confirmed among you,

When I came to you, brothers, announcing the testimony of God to you, I did not come with brilliance of speech or wisdom.

For this is our confidence: The testimony of our conscience is that we have conducted ourselves in the world, and especially toward you, with God-given sincerity and purity, not by fleshly wisdom but by God’s grace.

This is the third time I am coming to you. Every fact must be established by the testimony of two or three witnesses.

in that day when He comes to be glorified by His saints and to be admired by all those who have believed, because our testimony among you was believed.

who gave Himself—a ransom for all,a testimony at the proper time.

So don’t be ashamed of the testimony about our Lord, or of me His prisoner. Instead, share in suffering for the gospel, relying on the power of God.

This testimony is true. So, rebuke them sharply, that they may be sound in the faith

Moses was faithful as a servant in all God’s household, as a testimony to what would be said in the future.

If anyone disregards Moses’ law, he dies without mercy, based on the testimony of two or three witnesses.

If we accept the testimony of men, God’s testimony is greater, because it is God’s testimony that He has given about His Son.

(The one who believes in the Son of God has this testimony within him. The one who does not believe God has made Him a liar, because he has not believed in the testimony God has given about His Son.)

And this is the testimony: God has given us eternal life, and this life is in His Son.

Demetrius has a good testimony from everyone, and from the truth itself. And we also testify for him, and you know that our testimony is true.

who testified to God’s word and to the testimony about Jesus Christ, in all he saw.

I, John, your brother and partner in the tribulation, kingdom, and endurance that are in Jesus, was on the island called Patmos because of God’s word and the testimony about Jesus.

When He opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the people slaughtered because of God’s word and the testimony they had.

When they finish their testimony, the beast that comes up out of the abyss will make war with them, conquer them, and kill them.

They conquered himby the blood of the Lamband by the word of their testimony,for they did not love their livesin the face of death.

So the dragon was furious with the woman and left to wage war against the rest of her offspring—those who keep God’s commands and have the testimony about Jesus.

After this I looked, and the heavenly sanctuary—the tabernacle of testimony—was opened.

Then I fell at his feet to worship him, but he said to me, “Don’t do that! I am a fellow slave with you and your brothers who have the testimony about Jesus. Worship God, because the testimony about Jesus is the spirit of prophecy.”

Then I saw thrones, and people seated on them who were given authority to judge. I also saw the people who had been beheaded because of their testimony about Jesus and because of God’s word, who had not worshiped the beast or his image, and who had not accepted the mark on their foreheads or their hands. They came to life and reigned with the Messiah for 1,000 years.