5624 witnesses, to Jesus Christ
The NT identifies a variety of witnesses to Jesus Christ, who confirm his identity and importance. It also stresses the importance of believers bearing witness to Christ in the world.
The witness of the OT
Ac 26:22-23 See also Lk 24:27; Jn 5:39-40; Heb 12:1-2
The witness of John the Baptist
Jn 1:6-8 See also Mt 3:1-3; Isa 40:3; Mt 3:11-12 pp Mk 1:7-8 pp Lk 3:15-18; Jn 1:15,19-31; Jn 3:26-30; Jn 5:33-35
The witness of the Holy Spirit
Jn 15:26 See also Ac 5:32; Ro 8:16; 1Jn 5:6-9
The witness of the Father
Jn 8:18 See also Mt 3:17 pp Mk 1:11 pp Lk 3:22; Mt 17:5 pp Mk 9:7 pp Lk 9:35; Jn 5:37-38
The witness of Jesus Christ to himself
Jn 5:36; Jn 8:14 See also Jn 13:13; Jn 14:11
The witness of Jesus Christ’s miracles
Jn 14:11 See also Jn 10:25; Jn 15:24
The witness of the first Christians
Commissioned by Jesus Christ Ac 1:8 The cost of being a witness to Jesus Christ: Mt 10:17-20; Lk 21:12-13; Ac 4:18-21
Lk 1:1-2; Lk 24:48; Jn 15:27; Ac 1:21-22; Ac 2:32; Ac 4:33; Ac 13:31 The commissioning of Paul: Ac 9:5-6; Ac 22:14-15; Ac 23:11; Ac 26:16
Heb 2:3; 1Pe 5:1; 2Pe 1:16; 1Jn 1:1
The witness of converts
1Pe 3:15-16 See also 2Ti 1:8
