μαρτυρέω

So you testify against yourselves that you are the sons of those who murdered the prophets.

Matthew 23:31

• μαρτυρεῖτεmartureiteverb · present active, indicative · 2nd person pluraltagged: you bear witness

All spoke well of Him and marveled at the gracious words that came from His lips. “Isn’t this the son of Joseph?” they asked.

Luke 4:22

• ἐμαρτύρουνemarturounverb · imperfect active, indicative · 3rd person pluraltagged: were bearing witness

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

John 1:7

• μαρτυρήσῃmartureseverb · aorist active, subjunctive · 3rd person singulartagged: he may testify

He himself was not the Light, but he came to testify about the Light.

John 1:8

• μαρτυρήσῃmartureseverb · aorist active, subjunctive · 3rd person singulartagged: he may witness

John testified concerning Him. He cried out, saying, “This is He of whom I said, ‘He who comes after me has surpassed me because He was before me.’”

John 1:15

• μαρτυρεῖmartureiverb · present active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: witnesses

Then John testified, “I saw the Spirit descending from heaven like a dove and resting on Him.

John 1:32

• ἐμαρτύρησενemarturesenverb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: bore witness

I have seen and testified that this is the Son of God.”

John 1:34

• μεμαρτύρηκαmemarturekaverb · perfect active, indicative · 1st person singulartagged: have borne witness

He did not need any testimony about man, for He knew what was in a man.

John 2:25

• μαρτυρήσῃmartureseverb · aorist active, subjunctive · 3rd person singulartagged: may testify

Truly, truly, I tell you, we speak of what we know, and we testify to what we have seen, and yet you people do not accept our testimony.

John 3:11

• μαρτυροῦμενmarturoumenverb · present active, indicative · 1st person pluraltagged: we bear witness to

So John’s disciples came to him and said, “Look, Rabbi, the One who was with you beyond the Jordan, the One you testified about—He is baptizing, and everyone is going to Him.”

John 3:26

• μεμαρτύρηκαςmemarturekasverb · perfect active, indicative · 2nd person singulartagged: have borne witness

You yourselves can testify that I said, ‘I am not the Christ, but am sent ahead of Him.’

John 3:28

• μαρτυρεῖτεmartureiteverb · present active, indicative · 2nd person pluraltagged: bear witness

He testifies to what He has seen and heard, yet no one accepts His testimony.

John 3:32

• μαρτυρεῖmartureiverb · present active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: He testifies

Many of the Samaritans from that town believed in Jesus because of the woman’s testimony, “He told me everything I ever did.”

John 4:39

• μαρτυρούσηςmarturousesverb · present active, participle · genitive (“of”) · feminine singulartagged: testifying

Now He Himself had testified that a prophet has no honor in his own hometown.

John 4:44

• ἐμαρτύρησενemarturesenverb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: testified

If I testify about Myself, My testimony is not valid.

John 5:31

• μαρτυρῶmarturoverb · present active, subjunctive · 1st person singulartagged: shall bear witness

There is another who testifies about Me, and I know that His testimony about Me is valid.

John 5:32

• μαρτυρῶνmarturonverb · present active, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: is bearing witness
• μαρτυρεῖmartureiverb · present active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: he bears witness

You have sent to John, and he has testified to the truth.

John 5:33

• μεμαρτύρηκενmemarturekenverb · perfect active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: he has borne witness

But I have testimony more substantial than that of John. For the works that the Father has given Me to accomplish—the very works I am doing—testify about Me that the Father has sent Me.

John 5:36

• μαρτυρεῖmartureiverb · present active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: bear witness

And the Father who sent Me has Himself testified about Me. You have never heard His voice nor seen His form,

John 5:37

• μεμαρτύρηκενmemarturekenverb · perfect active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: has borne witness

You pore over the Scriptures because you presume that by them you possess eternal life. These are the very words that testify about Me,

John 5:39

• μαρτυροῦσαιmarturousaiverb · present active, participle · nominative (subject) · feminine pluraltagged: bearing witness

The world cannot hate you, but it hates Me, because I testify that its works are evil.

John 7:7

• μαρτυρῶmarturoverb · present active, indicative · 1st person singulartagged: bear witness

So the Pharisees said to Him, “You are testifying about Yourself; Your testimony is not valid.”

John 8:13

• μαρτυρεῖςmartureisverb · present active, indicative · 2nd person singulartagged: are bearing witness

Jesus replied, “Even if I testify about Myself, My testimony is valid, because I know where I came from and where I am going. But you do not know where I came from or where I am going.

John 8:14

• μαρτυρῶmarturoverb · present active, subjunctive · 1st person singulartagged: shall be bearing witness

I am One who testifies about Myself, and the Father, who sent Me, also testifies about Me.”

John 8:18

• μαρτυρῶνmarturonverb · present active, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: bearing witness
• μαρτυρεῖmartureiverb · present active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: bears witness

“I already told you,” Jesus replied, “but you did not believe. The works I do in My Father’s name testify on My behalf.

John 10:25

• μαρτυρεῖmartureiverb · present active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: bear witness

Meanwhile, many people continued to testify that they had been with Jesus when He called Lazarus from the tomb and raised him from the dead.

John 12:17

• Ἐμαρτύρειemartureiverb · imperfect active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: was bearing witness

After Jesus had said this, He became troubled in spirit and testified, “Truly, truly, I tell you, one of you will betray Me.”

John 13:21

• ἐμαρτύρησενemarturesenverb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: He testified

When the Advocate comes, whom I will send to you from the Father—the Spirit of truth who proceeds from the Father—He will testify about Me.

John 15:26

• μαρτυρήσειmartureseiverb · future active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: will bear witness

And you also must testify, because you have been with Me from the beginning.

John 15:27

• μαρτυρεῖτεmartureiteverb · present active, indicative · 2nd person pluraltagged: bear witness

Jesus replied, “If I said something wrong, testify as to what was wrong. But if I spoke correctly, why did you strike Me?”

John 18:23

• μαρτύρησονmarturesonverb · aorist active, command · 2nd person singulartagged: do bear witness

“Then You are a king!” Pilate said. “You say that I am a king,” Jesus answered. “For this reason I was born and have come into the world, to testify to the truth. Everyone who belongs to the truth listens to My voice.”

John 18:37

• μαρτυρήσωmarturesoverb · aorist active, subjunctive · 1st person singulartagged: I may bear witness

The one who saw it has testified to this, and his testimony is true. He knows that he is telling the truth, so that you also may believe.

John 19:35

• μεμαρτύρηκενmemarturekenverb · perfect active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: has borne witness

This is the disciple who testifies to these things and who has written them down. And we know that his testimony is true.

John 21:24

• μαρτυρῶνmarturonverb · present active, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: is bearing witness

Therefore, brothers, select from among you seven men confirmed to be full of the Spirit and wisdom. We will appoint this responsibility to them

Acts 6:3

• μαρτυρουμένουςmarturoumenousverb · present passive, participle · accusative (object) · masculine pluraltagged: being well attested

“Cornelius the centurion has sent us,” they said. “He is a righteous and God-fearing man with a good reputation among the whole Jewish nation. A holy angel instructed him to request your presence in his home so he could hear a message from you.”

Acts 10:22

• μαρτυρούμενόςmarturoumenosverb · present passive, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: being well testified to

All the prophets testify about Him that everyone who believes in Him receives forgiveness of sins through His name.”

Acts 10:43

• μαρτυροῦσινmarturousinverb · present active, indicative · 3rd person pluraltagged: bear witness

After removing Saul, He raised up David as their king and testified about him: ‘I have found David son of Jesse a man after My own heart; he will carry out My will in its entirety.’

Acts 13:22

• μαρτυρήσαςmarturesasverb · aorist active, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: having carried witness

So Paul and Barnabas spent considerable time there, speaking boldly for the Lord, who affirmed the message of His grace by enabling them to perform signs and wonders.

Acts 14:3

• μαρτυροῦντιmarturountiverb · present active, participle · dative (“to / for”) · masculine singulartagged: is bearing witness

And God, who knows the heart, showed His approval by giving the Holy Spirit to them, just as He did to us.

Acts 15:8

• ἐμαρτύρησενemarturesenverb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: bore witness

The brothers in Lystra and Iconium spoke well of him.

Acts 16:2

• ἐμαρτυρεῖτοemartureitoverb · imperfect passive, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: was well spoken of

as the high priest and the whole Council can testify about me. I even obtained letters from them to their brothers in Damascus, and I was on my way to apprehend these people and bring them to Jerusalem to be punished.

Acts 22:5

• μαρτυρεῖmartureiverb · present active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: bears witness

There a man named Ananias, a devout observer of the law who was highly regarded by all the Jews living there,

Acts 22:12

• μαρτυρούμενοςmarturoumenosverb · present passive, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: borne witness to

The following night the Lord stood near Paul and said, “Take courage! As you have testified about Me in Jerusalem, so also you must testify in Rome.”

Acts 23:11

• μαρτυρῆσαι.¶marturesaiverb · aorist active, infinitive (“to…”)tagged: to testify

They have known me for a long time and can testify, if they are willing, that I lived as a Pharisee, adhering to the strictest sect of our religion.

Acts 26:5

• μαρτυρεῖνmartureinverb · present active, infinitive (“to…”)tagged: to testify

But now, apart from the law, the righteousness of God has been revealed, as attested by the Law and the Prophets.

Romans 3:21

• μαρτυρουμένηmarturoumeneverb · present passive, participle · nominative (subject) · feminine singulartagged: being borne witness to

For I testify about them that they are zealous for God, but not on the basis of knowledge.

Romans 10:2

• μαρτυρῶmarturoverb · present active, indicative · 1st person singulartagged: I bear witness

In that case, we are also exposed as false witnesses about God. For we have testified about God that He raised Christ from the dead, but He did not raise Him if in fact the dead are not raised.

1 Corinthians 15:15

• ἐμαρτυρήσαμενemarturesamenverb · aorist active, indicative · 1st person pluraltagged: we have witnessed

For I testify that they gave according to their ability and even beyond it. Of their own accord,

2 Corinthians 8:3

• μαρτυρῶmarturoverb · present active, indicative · 1st person singulartagged: I testify

What then has become of your blessing? For I can testify that, if it were possible, you would have torn out your eyes and given them to me.

Galatians 4:15

• μαρτυρῶmarturoverb · present active, indicative · 1st person singulartagged: I bear witness

For I testify about him that he goes to great pains for you and for those at Laodicea and Hierapolis.

Colossians 4:13

• μαρτυρῶmarturoverb · present active, indicative · 1st person singulartagged: I bear witness

and well known for good deeds such as bringing up children, entertaining strangers, washing the feet of the saints, imparting relief to the afflicted, and devoting herself to every good work.

1 Timothy 5:10

• μαρτυρουμένηmarturoumeneverb · present passive, participle · nominative (subject) · feminine singulartagged: being borne witness to

I charge you in the presence of God, who gives life to all things, and of Christ Jesus, who made the good confession in His testimony before Pontius Pilate:

1 Timothy 6:13

• μαρτυρήσαντοςmarturesantosverb · aorist active, participle · genitive (“of”) · masculine singulartagged: having testified

In the case of the Levites, mortal men collect the tenth; but in the case of Melchizedek, it is affirmed that he lives on.

Hebrews 7:8

• μαρτυρούμενοςmarturoumenosverb · present passive, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: it is testified

For it is testified: “You are a priest forever in the order of Melchizedek.”

Hebrews 7:17

• μαρτυρεῖταιmartureitaiverb · present passive, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: It is testified

The Holy Spirit also testifies to us about this. First He says:

Hebrews 10:15

• μαρτυρεῖmartureiverb · present active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: Bears witness

This is why the ancients were commended.

Hebrews 11:2

• ἐμαρτυρήθησανemarturethesanverb · aorist passive, indicative · 3rd person pluraltagged: were commended

By faith Abel offered God a better sacrifice than Cain did. By faith he was commended as righteous when God gave approval to his gifts. And by faith he still speaks, even though he is dead.

Hebrews 11:4

• ἐμαρτυρήθηemarturetheverb · aorist passive, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: he was testified
• μαρτυροῦντοςmarturountosverb · present active, participle · genitive (“of”) · masculine singulartagged: bearing witness

By faith Enoch was taken up so that he did not see death: “He could not be found, because God had taken him away.” For before he was taken, he was commended as one who pleased God.

Hebrews 11:5

• μεμαρτύρηταιmemarturetaiverb · perfect passive, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: he has been commended

These were all commended for their faith, yet they did not receive what was promised.

Hebrews 11:39

• μαρτυρηθέντεςmarturethentesverb · aorist passive, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine pluraltagged: having been commended

And this is the life that was revealed; we have seen it and testified to it, and we proclaim to you the eternal life that was with the Father and was revealed to us.

1 John 1:2

• μαρτυροῦμενmarturoumenverb · present active, indicative · 1st person pluraltagged: bear witness

And we have seen and testify that the Father has sent His Son to be the Savior of the world.

1 John 4:14

• μαρτυροῦμενmarturoumenverb · present active, indicative · 1st person pluraltagged: testify

This is the One who came by water and blood, Jesus Christ—not by water alone, but by water and blood. And it is the Spirit who testifies to this, because the Spirit is the truth.

1 John 5:6

• μαρτυροῦνmarturounverb · present active, participle · nominative (subject) · neuter singulartagged: testifying

For there are three that testify:

1 John 5:7

• μαρτυροῦντεςmarturountesverb · present active, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine pluraltagged: bearing testimony

Even if we accept human testimony, the testimony of God is greater. For this is the testimony that God has given about His Son.

1 John 5:9

• μεμαρτύρηκενmemarturekenverb · perfect active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: He has testified

Whoever believes in the Son of God has this testimony within him; whoever does not believe God has made Him out to be a liar, because he has not believed in the testimony that God has given about His Son.

1 John 5:10

• μεμαρτύρηκενmemarturekenverb · perfect active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: has testified

For I was overjoyed when the brothers came and testified about your devotion to the truth, in which you continue to walk.

3 John 1:3

• μαρτυρούντωνmarturountonverb · present active, participle · genitive (“of”) · masculine pluraltagged: those bearing witness

They have testified to the church about your love. You will do well to send them on their way in a manner worthy of God.

3 John 1:6

• ἐμαρτύρησάνemarturesanverb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person pluraltagged: testified

Demetrius has received a good testimony from everyone, and from the truth itself. We also testify for him, and you know that our testimony is true.

3 John 1:12

• μεμαρτύρηταιmemarturetaiverb · perfect passive, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: witness has been given
• μαρτυροῦμενmarturoumenverb · present active, indicative · 1st person pluraltagged: bear witness

who testifies to everything he saw. This is the word of God and the testimony of Jesus Christ.

Revelation 1:2

• ἐμαρτύρησενemarturesenverb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: testified

“I, Jesus, have sent My angel to give you this testimony for the churches. I am the Root and the Offspring of David, the bright Morning Star.”

Revelation 22:16

• μαρτυρῆσαιmarturesaiverb · aorist active, infinitive (“to…”)tagged: to testify

I testify to everyone who hears the words of prophecy in this book: If anyone adds to them, God will add to him the plagues described in this book.

Revelation 22:18

• Μαρτυρῶmarturoverb · present active, indicative · 1st person singulartagged: Testify

He who testifies to these things says, “Yes, I am coming soon.” Amen. Come, Lord Jesus!

Revelation 22:20

• μαρτυρῶνmarturonverb · present active, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: testifying