The word in Scripture
Witness in the Bible
The word witness appears 135 times in the King James Version of the Bible. A witness testifies to what is true and seen. And like every true word of Scripture, it finds its fullness in Jesus Christ.
What witness means in the Bible
A witness testifies to what is true and seen.
Where the word witness appears
Here are 8 of the passages where the word witness appears, chosen from across the Scriptures, in the words of the King James Bible:
“It shall be established for ever as the moon, and as a faithful witness in heaven. Selah.”Psalms 89:37
“Now the chief priests, and elders, and all the council, sought false witness against Jesus, to put him to death;”Matthew 26:59
“Truly ye bear witness that ye allow the deeds of your fathers: for they indeed killed them, and ye build their sepulchres.”Luke 11:48
“The same came for a witness, to bear witness of the Light, that all men through him might believe.”John 1:7
“There is another that beareth witness of me; and I know that the witness which he witnesseth of me is true.”John 5:32
“The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God:”Romans 8:16
“I say the truth in Christ, I lie not, my conscience also bearing me witness in the Holy Ghost,”Romans 9:1
“And unto the angel of the church of the Laodiceans write; These things saith the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the beginning of the creation of God;”Revelation 3:14
Witness and the Lord Jesus
Jesus is the faithful and true witness, and by His Spirit we bear witness of Him.
Questions people ask
How many times does the word witness appear in the Bible?
The word witness appears 135 times in the King James Version of the Bible. That number counts the exact word, in its King James spelling, wherever it occurs.
What does witness mean in the Bible?
A witness testifies to what is true and seen.
How does witness point to Jesus?
Jesus is the faithful and true witness, and by His Spirit we bear witness of Him.