'Witness' in the Bible

For out of the heart come evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, slanders.

Then he *said to Him, “Which ones?” And Jesus said, “You shall not commit murder; You shall not commit adultery; You shall not steal; You shall not bear false witness;

So you testify against yourselves, that you are sons of those who murdered the prophets.

This gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in the whole world as a testimony to all the nations, and then the end will come.

You know the commandments, ‘Do not murder, Do not commit adultery, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Do not defraud, Honor your father and mother.’”

You know the commandments, ‘Do not commit adultery, Do not murder, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Honor your father and mother.’”

He came as a witness, to testify about the Light, so that all might believe through him.

He was not the Light, but he came to testify about the Light.

John *testified about Him and cried out, saying, “This was He of whom I said, ‘He who comes after me has a higher rank than I, for He existed before me.’”

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

John testified saying, “I have seen the Spirit descending as a dove out of heaven, and He remained upon Him.

I myself have seen, and have testified that this is the Son of God.”

and because He did not need anyone to testify concerning man, for He Himself knew what was in man.

Truly, truly, I say to you, we speak of what we know and testify of what we have seen, and you do not accept our testimony.

And they came to John and said to him, “Rabbi, He who was with you beyond the Jordan, to whom you have testified, behold, He is baptizing and all are coming to Him.”

You yourselves are my witnesses that I said, ‘I am not the Christ,’ but, ‘I have been sent ahead of Him.’

What He has seen and heard, of that He testifies; and no one receives His testimony.

He who has received His testimony has set his seal to this, that God is true.

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

There is another who testifies of Me, and I know that the testimony which He gives about Me is true.

You have sent to John, and he has testified to the truth.

But the testimony which I receive is not from man, but I say these things so that you may be saved.

But the testimony which I have is greater than the testimony of John; for the works which the Father has given Me to accomplish—the very works that I do—testify about Me, that the Father has sent Me.

And the Father who sent Me, He has testified of Me. You have neither heard His voice at any time nor seen His form.

You search the Scriptures because you think that in them you have eternal life; it is these that testify about Me;

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

Jesus answered and said to them, “Even if I testify about Myself, My testimony is true, for I know where I came from and where I am going; but you do not know where I come from or where I am going.

I am He who testifies about Myself, and the Father who sent Me testifies about Me.”

Jesus answered them, “I told you, and you do not believe; the works that I do in My Father’s name, these testify of Me.

So the people, who were with Him when He called Lazarus out of the tomb and raised him from the dead, continued to testify about Him.

“When the Helper comes, whom I will send to you from the Father, that is the Spirit of truth who proceeds from the Father, He will testify about Me,

and you will testify also, because you have been with Me from the beginning.

Jesus answered him, “If I have spoken wrongly, testify of the wrong; but if rightly, why do you strike Me?”

Therefore Pilate said to Him, “So You are a king?” Jesus answered, “You say correctly that I am a king. For this I have been born, and for this I have come into the world, to testify to the truth. Everyone who is of the truth hears My voice.”

And he who has seen 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 is testifying to these things and wrote these things, and we know that his testimony is true.

beginning with the baptism of John until the day that He was taken up from us—one of these must become a witness with us of His resurrection.”

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

Of Him all the prophets bear witness that through His name everyone who believes in Him receives forgiveness of sins.”

Therefore they spent a long time there speaking boldly with reliance upon the Lord, who was testifying to the word of His grace, granting that signs and wonders be done by their hands.

and yet He did not leave Himself without witness, in that He did good and gave you rains from heaven and fruitful seasons, satisfying your hearts with food and gladness.”

And God, who knows the heart, testified to them giving them the Holy Spirit, just as He also did to us;

For you will be a witness for Him to all men of what you have seen and heard.

And when the blood of Your witness Stephen was being shed, I also was standing by approving, and watching out for the coats of those who were slaying him.’

But on the night immediately following, the Lord stood at his side and said, “Take courage; for as you have solemnly witnessed to My cause at Jerusalem, so you must witness at Rome also.”

But get up and stand on your feet; for this purpose I have appeared to you, to appoint you a minister and a witness not only to the things which you have seen, but also to the things in which I will appear to you;

For God, whom I serve in my spirit in the preaching of the gospel of His Son, is my witness as to how unceasingly I make mention of you,

in that they show the work of the Law written in their hearts, their conscience bearing witness and their thoughts alternately accusing or else defending them,

The Spirit Himself testifies with our spirit that we are children of God,

I am telling the truth in Christ, I am not lying, my conscience testifies with me in the Holy Spirit,

For I testify about them that they have a zeal for God, but not in accordance with knowledge.

But I call God as witness to my soul, that to spare you I did not come again to Corinth.

Where then is that sense of blessing you had? For I bear you witness that, if possible, you would have plucked out your eyes and given them to me.

For God is my witness, how I long for you all with the affection of Christ Jesus.

For I testify for him that he has a deep concern for you and for those who are in Laodicea and Hierapolis.

For we never came with flattering speech, as you know, nor with a pretext for greed—God is witness—

God also testifying with them, both by signs and wonders and by various miracles and by gifts of the Holy Spirit according to His own will.

And the Holy Spirit also testifies to us; for after saying,

By faith Enoch was taken up so that he would not see death; and he was not found because God took him up; for he obtained the witness that before his being taken up he was pleasing to God.

Your gold and your silver have rusted; and their rust will be a witness against you and will consume your flesh like fire. It is in the last days that you have stored up your treasure!

Therefore, I exhort the elders among you, as your fellow elder and witness of the sufferings of Christ, and a partaker also of the glory that is to be revealed,

and the life was manifested, and we have seen and testify and proclaim to you the eternal life, which was with the Father and was manifested to us—

We have seen and testify that the Father has sent the Son to be the Savior of the world.

For there are three that testify:

the Spirit and the water and the blood; and the three are in agreement.

If we receive the testimony of men, the testimony of God is greater; for the testimony of God is this, 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 given concerning His Son.

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

For I was very glad when brethren came and testified to your truth, that is, how you are walking in truth.

and they have testified to your love before the church. You will do well to send them on their way in a manner worthy of God.

Demetrius has received a good testimony from everyone, and from the truth itself; and we add our testimony, and you know that our testimony is true.

who testified to the word of God and to the testimony of Jesus Christ, even to all that he saw.

and from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the firstborn of the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the earth. To Him who loves us and released us from our sins by His blood—

‘I know where you dwell, where Satan’s throne is; and you hold fast My name, and did not deny My faith even in the days of Antipas, My witness, My faithful one, who was killed among you, where Satan dwells.

“To the angel of the church in Laodicea write:The Amen, the faithful and true Witness, the Beginning of the creation of God, says this: