Strong’s G3140 · Greek
μαρτυρέω
martyréō · mar-too-reh'-o
Origin from μάρτυς (G3144);
Meaning to be a witness, i.e. testify (literally or figuratively)
In the King James Version charge, give (evidence), bear record, have (obtain, of) good (honest) report, be well reported of, testify, give (have) testimony, (be, bear, give, obtain) witness.
In 75 verses of the King James Version
1–50 of 75
- Matthew 23:31Wherefore ye be witnesses unto yourselves, that ye are the children of them which killed the prophets.
- Luke 4:22And all bare him witness, and wondered at the gracious words which proceeded out of his mouth. And they said, Is not this Joseph’s son?
- Luke 11:48Truly ye bear witness that ye allow the deeds of your fathers: for they indeed killed them, and ye build their sepulchres.
- John 1:7The same came for a witness, to bear witness of the Light, that all men through him might believe.
- John 1:8He was not that Light, but was sent to bear witness of that Light.
- John 1:15John bare witness of him, and cried, saying, This was he of whom I spake, He that cometh after me is preferred before me: for he was before me.
- John 1:32And John bare record, saying, I saw the Spirit descending from heaven like a dove, and it abode upon him.
- John 1:34And I saw, and bare record that this is the Son of God.
- John 2:25And needed not that any should testify of man: for he knew what was in man.
- John 3:11Verily, verily, I say unto thee, We speak that we do know, and testify that we have seen; and ye receive not our witness.
- John 3:26And they came unto John, and said unto him, Rabbi, he that was with thee beyond Jordan, to whom thou barest witness, behold, the same baptizeth, and all men come to him.
- John 3:28Ye yourselves bear me witness, that I said, I am not the Christ, but that I am sent before him.
- John 3:32And what he hath seen and heard, that he testifieth; and no man receiveth his testimony.
- John 4:39And many of the Samaritans of that city believed on him for the saying of the woman, which testified, He told me all that ever I did.
- John 4:44For Jesus himself testified, that a prophet hath no honour in his own country.
- John 5:31If I bear witness of myself, my witness is not true.
- John 5:32There is another that beareth witness of me; and I know that the witness which he witnesseth of me is true.
- John 5:33Ye sent unto John, and he bare witness unto the truth.
- John 5:36But I have greater witness than that of John: for the works which the Father hath given me to finish, the same works that I do, bear witness of me, that the Father hath sent me.
- John 5:37And the Father himself, which hath sent me, hath borne witness of me. Ye have neither heard his voice at any time, nor seen his shape.
- John 5:39Search the scriptures; for in them ye think ye have eternal life: and they are they which testify of me.
- John 7:7The world cannot hate you; but me it hateth, because I testify of it, that the works thereof are evil.
- John 8:13The Pharisees therefore said unto him, Thou bearest record of thyself; thy record is not true.
- John 8:14Jesus answered and said unto them, Though I bear record of myself, yet my record is true: for I know whence I came, and whither I go; but ye cannot tell whence I come, and whither I go.
- John 8:18I am one that bear witness of myself, and the Father that sent me beareth witness of me.
- John 10:25Jesus answered them, I told you, and ye believed not: the works that I do in my Father’s name, they bear witness of me.
- John 12:17The people therefore that was with him when he called Lazarus out of his grave, and raised him from the dead, bare record.
- John 13:21When Jesus had thus said, he was troubled in spirit, and testified, and said, Verily, verily, I say unto you, that one of you shall betray me.
- John 15:26But 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 of me:
- John 15:27And ye also shall bear witness, because ye have been with me from the beginning.
- John 18:23Jesus answered him, If I have spoken evil, bear witness of the evil: but if well, why smitest thou me?
- John 18:37Pilate therefore said unto him, Art thou a king then? Jesus answered, Thou sayest that I am a king. To this end was I born, and for this cause came I into the world, that I should bear witness unto the truth. Every one that is of the truth heareth my voice.
- John 19:35And he that saw it bare record, and his record is true: and he knoweth that he saith true, that ye might believe.
- John 21:24This is the disciple which testifieth of these things, and wrote these things: and we know that his testimony is true.
- Acts 6:3Wherefore, brethren, look ye out among you seven men of honest report, full of the Holy Ghost and wisdom, whom we may appoint over this business.
- Acts 10:22And they said, Cornelius the centurion, a just man, and one that feareth God, and of good report among all the nation of the Jews, was warned from God by an holy angel to send for thee into his house, and to hear words of thee.
- Acts 10:43To him give all the prophets witness, that through his name whosoever believeth in him shall receive remission of sins.
- Acts 13:22And when he had removed him, he raised up unto them David to be their king; to whom also he gave testimony, and said, I have found David the son of Jesse, a man after mine own heart, which shall fulfil all my will.
- Acts 14:3Long time therefore abode they speaking boldly in the Lord, which gave testimony unto the word of his grace, and granted signs and wonders to be done by their hands.
- Acts 15:8And God, which knoweth the hearts, bare them witness, giving them the Holy Ghost, even as he did unto us;
- Acts 16:2Which was well reported of by the brethren that were at Lystra and Iconium.
- Acts 22:5As also the high priest doth bear me witness, and all the estate of the elders: from whom also I received letters unto the brethren, and went to Damascus, to bring them which were there bound unto Jerusalem, for to be punished.
- Acts 22:12And one Ananias, a devout man according to the law, having a good report of all the Jews which dwelt there,
- Acts 23:11And the night following the Lord stood by him, and said, Be of good cheer, Paul: for as thou hast testified of me in Jerusalem, so must thou bear witness also at Rome.
- Acts 26:5Which knew me from the beginning, if they would testify, that after the most straitest sect of our religion I lived a Pharisee.
- Acts 26:22Having therefore obtained help of God, I continue unto this day, witnessing both to small and great, saying none other things than those which the prophets and Moses did say should come:
- Romans 3:21But now the righteousness of God without the law is manifested, being witnessed by the law and the prophets;
- Romans 10:2For I bear them record that they have a zeal of God, but not according to knowledge.
- 1 Corinthians 15:15Yea, and we are found false witnesses of God; because we have testified of God that he raised up Christ: whom he raised not up, if so be that the dead rise not.
- 2 Corinthians 8:3For to their power, I bear record, yea, and beyond their power they were willing of themselves;
From James Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890): its Greek dictionary in the edition of Ulrik Petersen, its Hebrew and Chaldee dictionary in that of David Troidl and David Instone-Brewer; the King James words numbered as in the edition the site sets the King James Version from. Public domain.