'Witness' in the Bible

Laban said, "This pile of stones is a witness of our agreement today." That is why it was called Galeed.

If you mistreat my daughters or if you take wives besides my daughters, although no one else is with us, realize that God is witness to your actions."

"You must not give a false report. Do not make common cause with the wicked to be a malicious witness.

"'When a person sins in that he hears a public curse against one who fails to testify and he is a witness (he either saw or knew what had happened) and he does not make it known, then he will bear his punishment for iniquity.

and a man has sexual relations with her without her husband knowing it, and it is hidden that she has defiled herself, since there was no witness against her, nor was she caught --

"Whoever kills any person, the murderer must be put to death by the testimony of witnesses; but one witness cannot testify against any person to cause him to be put to death.

At the testimony of two or three witnesses they must be executed. They cannot be put to death on the testimony of only one witness.

A single witness may not testify against another person for any trespass or sin that he commits. A matter may be legally established only on the testimony of two or three witnesses.

If a false witness testifies against another person and accuses him of a crime,

The judges will thoroughly investigate the matter, and if the witness should prove to be false and to have given false testimony against the accused,

Today I invoke heaven and earth as a witness against you that I have set life and death, blessing and curse, before you. Therefore choose life so that you and your descendants may live!

Now write down for yourselves the following song and teach it to the Israelites. Put it into their very mouths so that this song may serve as my witness against the Israelites!

"Take this scroll of the law and place it beside the ark of the covenant of the Lord your God. It will remain there as a witness against you,

Gather to me all your tribal elders and officials so I can speak to them directly about these things and call the heavens and the earth to witness against them.

Joshua said to all the people, "Look, this stone will be a witness against you, for it has heard everything the Lord said to us. It will be a witness against you if you deny your God."

He said to them, "The Lord is witness against you, and his chosen king is witness this day, that you have not found any reason to accuse me." They said, "He is witness!"

Jonathan said to David, "The Lord God of Israel is my witness. I will feel out my father about this time the day after tomorrow. If he is favorably inclined toward David, will I not then send word to you and let you know?

With regard to the matter that you and I discussed, the Lord is the witness between us forever!"

Then Solomon convened in Jerusalem Israel's elders, all the leaders of the Israelite tribes and families, so they could witness the transferal of the ark of the Lord's covenant from the city of David (that is, Zion).

Therefore I will allow you to die and be buried in peace. You will not have to witness all the disaster I will bring on this place.'"'" Then they reported back to the king.

Then Solomon convened Israel's elders -- all the leaders of the Israelite tribes and families -- in Jerusalem, so they could witness the transferal of the ark of the covenant of the Lord from the City of David (that is, Zion).

Therefore I will allow you to die and be buried in peace. You will not have to witness all the disaster I will bring on this place and its residents.'"'" Then they reported back to the king.

You have seized me, and it has become a witness; my leanness has risen up against me and testifies against me.

Even now my witness is in heaven; my advocate is on high.

"As soon as the ear heard these things, it blessed me, and when the eye saw them, it bore witness to me,

Come! Witness the exploits of the Lord, who brings devastation to the earth!

Come and witness God's exploits! His acts on behalf of people are awesome!

May the godly strike me in love and correct me! May my head not refuse choice oil! Indeed, my prayer is a witness against their evil deeds.

a false witness who pours out lies, and a person who spreads discord among family members.

The faithful witness tells what is right, but a false witness speaks deceit.

A truthful witness does not lie, but a false witness breathes out lies.

A truthful witness rescues lives, but the one who breathes lies brings deception.

A false witness will not go unpunished, and the one who spouts out lies will not escape punishment.

A false witness will not go unpunished, and the one who spouts out lies will perish.

A crooked witness scorns justice, and the mouth of the wicked devours iniquity.

A lying witness will perish, but the one who reports accurately speaks forever.

Do not be a witness against your neighbor without cause, and do not deceive with your words.

Like a club or a sword or a sharp arrow, so is the one who testifies against his neighbor as a false witness.

Now go, write it down on a tablet in their presence, inscribe it on a scroll, so that it might be preserved for a future time as an enduring witness.

his form was so marred he no longer looked human -- so now he will startle many nations. Kings will be shocked by his exaltation, for they will witness something unannounced to them, and they will understand something they had not heard about.

Look, I made him a witness to nations, a ruler and commander of nations."

Hear the word of the Lord, you who respect what he has to say! Your countrymen, who hate you and exclude you, supposedly for the sake of my name, say, "May the Lord be glorified, then we will witness your joy." But they will be put to shame.

"I hate their deeds and thoughts! So I am coming to gather all the nations and ethnic groups; they will come and witness my splendor.

This will happen to them because they have done what is shameful in Israel. They have committed adultery with their neighbors' wives and have spoken lies while claiming my authority. They have spoken words that I did not command them to speak. I know what they have done. I have been a witness to it,' says the Lord."

They answered Jeremiah, "May the Lord be a true and faithful witness against us if we do not do just as the Lord sends you to tell us to do.

"I will display my majesty among the nations. All the nations will witness the judgment I have executed, and the power I have exhibited among them.

Why do you force me to witness injustice? Why do you put up with wrongdoing? Destruction and violence confront me; conflict is present and one must endure strife.

For the message is a witness to what is decreed; it gives reliable testimony about how matters will turn out. Even if the message is not fulfilled right away, wait patiently; for it will certainly come to pass -- it will not arrive late.

And you will be brought before governors and kings because of me, as a witness to them and the Gentiles.

"You must watch out for yourselves. You will be handed over to councils and beaten in the synagogues. You will stand before governors and kings because of me, as a witness to them.

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

beginning from his baptism by John until the day he was taken up from us -- one of these must become a witness of his resurrection together with us."

yet he did not leave himself without a witness by doing good, by giving you rain from heaven and fruitful seasons, satisfying you with food and your hearts with joy."

because you will be his witness to all people of what you have seen and heard.

And when the blood of your witness Stephen was shed, I myself was standing nearby, approving, and guarding the cloaks of those who were killing him.'

But get up and stand on your feet, for I have appeared to you for this reason, to designate you in advance as a servant and witness to the things you have seen and to the things in which I will appear to you.

For God, whom I serve in my spirit by preaching the gospel of his Son, is my witness that I continually remember you

They show that the work of the law is written in their hearts, as their conscience bears witness and their conflicting thoughts accuse or else defend them,

The Spirit himself bears witness to our spirit that we are God's children.

Now I appeal to God as my witness, that to spare you I did not come again to Corinth.

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

For we never appeared with flattering speech, as you know, nor with a pretext for greed -- God is our witness --

while God confirmed their witness with signs and wonders and various miracles and gifts of the Holy Spirit distributed according to his will.

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

So as your fellow elder and a witness of Christ's sufferings and as one who shares in the glory that will be revealed, I urge the elders among you:

and from Jesus Christ -- the faithful witness, the firstborn from among the dead, the ruler over the kings of the earth. To the one who loves us and has set us free from our sins at the cost of his own blood

I know where you live -- where Satan's throne is. Yet you continue to cling to my name and you have not denied your faith in me, even in the days of Antipas, my faithful witness, who was killed in your city where Satan lives.

"To the angel of the church in Laodicea write the following: "This is the solemn pronouncement of the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the originator of God's creation: