TESTIFY, TESTIMONY, WITNESS

Greek: testify- diamartureo to bear thorough witness

                        epimartureo to bear witness upon or besides

                         martureo to bear witness

                        marturomai to bear witness

                       summartureo to bear witness together

      testimony- martureo to bear witness

                       marturia to witness, testimony

                       marturion witness, testimony

         witness- martureo to be a witness, bear testimony

                      diamartureo to bear thorough witness

                      summartureo to bear witness with

                      sunepimartureo to bear witness with

 

1.   Matthew 18:16 “In the mouth of two or three witnesses(martus) every

word may be established.”

2.   Matthew 24:14 “And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all

 the world for a witness(marturion) unto all nations; and then

shall the end come.”

3.   Luke 21:12-15 “But before all these, they shall lay their hands on you, and

persecute you, delivering you up to the synagogues, and into

prisons, being brought before kings and rulers for my name’s

sake.  And it shall turn to you for a testimony(marturion). 

Settle it therefore in your hearts, not to mediate before what ye

shall answer: For I will give you a mouth and wisdom, which

all your adversaries shall not be able to gainsay nor resist.”

4.   Luke 24:48 “And ye are witnesses(martus) of these things.”

5.   John 3:11 “Verily, verily, I say unto thee, We speak that we do know, and

testify(martureo) that we have seen; and ye receive not our

witness(maturia).”

6.   John 3:32 “And what he hath seen and heard, that he testifieth(martureo);

and no man receiveth his testimony(marturea).”

7.   John 4:39 “And many of the Samaritans of that city believed on him for

the saying of the woman, which testified(martureo), He told

me all that ever I did.”

8.   John 5:39 “Search the scriptures; for in them ye think ye have eternal life;

and they are they which testify(martureo) of me.”

9.   John 15:26 “But when the Comforter is come, whom I will send unto you

from the Father, even the Spirit of truth, which proceedeth

from the Father, he shall testify(martureo) of me:  And ye also

shall bear witness(martureo), because ye have been with me

from the beginning.”

10. John 21:24 “This is that disciple which testifieth(martureo) of these

 things, and wrote these things: and we know that his

testimony (martureo) is true.”

11. Acts 1:8 “But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come

upon you: and ye shall be witnesses(martus)unto me both in

Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the

uttermost part of the earth.”

12. Acts 2:32 “This Jesus hath god raised up, whereof we are all witnesses

(martus).”

13. Acts 2:40 “Many other words did Peter testify(diamartureo) and exhort,

    saying, Save yourselves from this untoward generation.”

14.  Acts 4:33 “And with great power gave the apostles witness(marturion) of

the resurrection of the Lord Jesus: and great grace was upon

them all.”

15.  Acts 5:32 “And we are his witness(martus) of these things; and so is also

    the Holy Ghost, whom God hath given to them that obey him.”

16.  Acts 10 :39-40 “And we are witnesses(martus)of all things which he did

                       both in the land of the Jews, and in Jerusalem; whom they

    slew and hanged on a tree: Him God raised up the third day,

    and shewed him openly;”

17. Acts 8:25 “And Peter and John, when they had testified(diamartureo)

    and preached the word of the Lord, returned to Jerusalem, and

                       preached the gospel in many villages of the Samaritans.”

18.  Acts 10:42 “And Jesus commanded us to preach unto the people, and to

    testify(diamartureo) that it is He which was ordained of God to

    be the Judge of the quick and the dead.”

19.  Acts 14:3 “Long time therefore abode they speaking boldly in the Lord,

   which gave testimony(martureo) unto the word of his grace, and

   granted signs and wonders to be done by their hands.”

20.  Acts 18:5 “And when Silas and Timotheous were come from Macedonia,

    Paul was pressed in the spirit, and testified(diamartureo) to the

   Jews that Jesus was Christ.”

21.  Acts 20:21 “Paul testifying(diamartureo) both to the Jews, and also to the

    Greeks, repentance toward God, and faith toward our Lord

    Jesus Christ.”

22.  Acts 20:24 “But none of these things move me, neither count I my life

    dear unto myself, so that I might finish my course with joy, and

    the ministry, which I have received of the Lord Jesus, to

    testify(diamartureo) the gospel of the grace of God.”

23.  Acts 22:15(26:16) “For thou shall be his witness(martus) unto all men of

    what thou hast seen and heard.”

24.  Acts 23:11 “And the night following the Lord stood by him, and said, Be

    of good cheer, Paul: for as thou hast testified(diamartureo) of

   me in Jerusalem, so must thou bear witness(marturion) also at

   Rome.”

25.  Acts 28:23 “And when they had appointed Paul a day, there came many

   to him into his lodging; to whom he expounded and testified

  (diamartureo) the kingdom of God, persuading them

  concerning Jesus, both out of the law of Moses, and out of the

  prophets, from morning till evening.”

26.  I Corinthians 1:5-6 “That is everything ye are enriched by him, in all

  utterance, and in all knowledge; Even as the testimony

 (mrturion) of Christ was confirmed in you:”

27.  I Corinthians 2:1-2 “And I, brethren, when I came to you, came not with

  excellency of speech or of wisdom, declaring unto you the

  testimony(marturion) of God.  For I determined not to know

 anything among you, save Jesus Christ, and him crucified.”

28.  I Corinthians 15:15 “We have testified(martureo) of God that he raised

  up Christ.”

29.  I Thessalonians 4:6 “That no man go beyond and defraud his brother in

 any matter: because that the Lord is the avenger of all such, as

 we also have forewarned you and testified(diamartureo).”

30.  II Timothy 1:8 “Be not thou therefore ashamed of the testimony

(marturon) of our Lord, nor of me his prisoner: but be thou

partaker of the afflictions of the gospel according to the power of

God;

32.  I Peter 5:12 “By Silvanus, a faithful brother unto you, as I suppose, I

have written briefly, exhorting, and testifying(epimartureo)that

this is the true grace of God wherein ye stand.”

33.  I John 1:2 “For the life was manifested, and we have seen it, and bear

witness(marturion), and shew unto you that eternal life, which

was with the Father, and was manifested unto us;”

34.  I John 4:14 “And we have seen and do testify(martureo) that the Father

sent the Son to be the Savior of the world.”

35.  Revelation 1:2 “John bare record of the word of God, and of the

testimony(marturia) of Jesus Christ, and of all things that he

saw.”

36.  Revelation 1:9 “I John, who also am your brother, and companion in

           tribulation, and in the kingdom and patience of Jesus Christ, was

in the isle that is called Patmos, for the word of God, and for the

testimony(marturia) of Jesus Christ.”

37.  Revelation 12:11 “And they(brethren)overcame him(accuser)by the blood

of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony(marturia); and

they loved not their lives unto the death.”

38.  Revelation 12:17 “And the dragon was wroth with the woman, and went

to make war with the remnant of her seed, which keep the

commandments of god, and have the testimony(marturia) of Jesus

Christ.”

39.  Revelation 19:10 “And I fell at his feet to worship him.  And he said unto

           me, See thou do it not: I am thy fellow servant, and of thy

brethren that have the testimony(marturia) of Jesus: worship

God: for the testimony(marturia) of Jesus is the spirit of

prophecy.”  

 


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