'Testimony' in the Bible

Then Jesus said to him, "See that you do not speak to anyone, but go, show yourself to a priest, and bring the offering that Moses commanded, as a testimony to them."

For out of the heart come evil ideas, murder, adultery, sexual immorality, theft, false testimony, slander.

But if he does not listen, take one or two others with you, so that at the testimony of two or three witnesses every matter may be established.

"Which ones?" he asked. Jesus replied, "Do not murder, do not commit adultery, do not steal, do not give false testimony,

And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached throughout the whole inhabited earth as a testimony to all the nations, and then the end will come.

The chief priests and the whole Sanhedrin were trying to find false testimony against Jesus so that they could put him to death.

He told him, "See that you do not say anything to anyone, but go, show yourself to a priest, and bring the offering that Moses commanded for your cleansing, as a testimony to them."

If a place will not welcome you or listen to you, as you go out from there, shake the dust off your feet as a testimony against them."

You know the commandments: 'Do not murder, do not commit adultery, do not steal, do not give false testimony, do not defraud, honor your father and mother.'"

Many gave false testimony against him, but their testimony did not agree.

Some stood up and gave this false testimony against him:

Yet even on this point their testimony did not agree.

Then he ordered the man to tell no one, but commanded him, "Go and show yourself to a priest, and bring the offering for your cleansing, as Moses commanded, as a testimony to them."

Wherever they do not receive you, as you leave that town, shake the dust off your feet as a testimony against them."

You know the commandments: 'Do not commit adultery, do not murder, do not steal, do not give false testimony, honor your father and mother.'"

Then they said, "Why do we need further testimony? We have heard it ourselves from his own lips!"

Now this was John's testimony when the Jewish leaders sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask him, "Who are you?"

I tell you the solemn truth, we speak about what we know and testify about what we have seen, but you people do not accept our testimony.

He testifies about what he has seen and heard, but no one accepts his testimony.

The one who has accepted his testimony has confirmed clearly that God is truthful.

"If I testify about myself, my testimony is not true.

There is another who testifies about me, and I know the testimony he testifies about me is true.

(I do not accept human testimony, but I say this so that you may be saved.)

"But I have a testimony greater than that from John. For the deeds that the Father has assigned me to complete -- the deeds I am now doing -- testify about me that the Father has sent me.

So the Pharisees objected, "You testify about yourself; your testimony is not true!"

Jesus answered, "Even if I testify about myself, my testimony is true, because I know where I came from and where I am going. But you people do not know where I came from or where I am going.

It is written in your law that the testimony of two men is true.

"I am not praying only on their behalf, but also on behalf of those who believe in me through their testimony,

And the person who saw it has testified (and his testimony is true, and he knows that he is telling the truth), so that you also may believe.

This is the disciple who testifies about these things and has written these things, and we know that his testimony is true.

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

Our ancestors had the tabernacle of testimony in the wilderness, just as God who spoke to Moses ordered him to make it according to the design he had seen.

and saw the Lord saying to me, 'Hurry and get out of Jerusalem quickly, because they will not accept your testimony about me.'

just as the testimony about Christ has been confirmed among you --

When I came to you, brothers and sisters, I did not come with superior eloquence or wisdom as I proclaimed the testimony of God.

For our reason for confidence is this: the testimony of our conscience, that with pure motives and sincerity which are from God -- not by human wisdom but by the grace of God -- we conducted ourselves in the world, and all the more toward you.

This is the third time I am coming to visit you. By the testimony of two or three witnesses every matter will be established.

when he comes to be glorified among his saints and admired on that day among all who have believed -- and you did in fact believe our testimony.

So do not be ashamed of the testimony about our Lord or of me, a prisoner for his sake, but by God's power accept your share of suffering for the gospel.

Such testimony is true. For this reason rebuke them sharply that they may be healthy in the faith

For here is the testimony about him: "You are a priest forever in the order of Melchizedek."

Someone who rejected the law of Moses was put to death without mercy on the testimony of two or three witnesses.

Indeed, I will also make every effort that, after my departure, you have a testimony of these things.

If we accept the testimony of men, the testimony of God is greater, because this is the testimony of God that he has testified concerning his Son.

(The one who believes in the Son of God has the testimony in himself; the one who does not believe God has made him a liar, because he has not believed in the testimony that God has testified concerning his Son.)

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

Demetrius has been testified to by all, even by the truth itself. We also testify to him, and you know that our testimony is true.

who then testified to everything that he saw concerning the word of God and the testimony about Jesus Christ.

I, John, your brother and the one who shares with you in the persecution, kingdom, and endurance that are in Jesus, was on the island called Patmos because of the word of God and the testimony about Jesus.

Now when the Lamb opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of those who had been violently killed because of the word of God and because of the testimony they had given.

When they have completed their testimony, the beast that comes up from the abyss will make war on them and conquer them and kill them.

But they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony, and they did not love their lives so much that they were afraid to die.

So the dragon became enraged at the woman and went away to make war on the rest of her children, those who keep God's commandments and hold to the testimony about Jesus. And the dragon stood on the sand of the seashore.

After these things I looked, and the temple (the tent of the testimony) was opened in heaven,

So I threw myself down at his feet to worship him, but he said, "Do not do this! I am only a fellow servant with you and your brothers who hold to the testimony about Jesus. Worship God, for the testimony about Jesus is the spirit of prophecy."

Then I saw thrones and seated on them were those who had been given authority to judge. I also saw the souls of those who had been beheaded because of the testimony about Jesus and because of the word of God. These had not worshiped the beast or his image and had refused to receive his mark on their forehead or hand. They came to life and reigned with Christ for a thousand years.