Revelation 1:2
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“who testifies to everything he saw. This is the word of God and the testimony of Jesus Christ.”
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“who testifies to everything he saw. This is the word of God and the testimony of Jesus Christ.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“Who bare record of the word of God, and of the testimony of Jesus Christ, and of all things that he saw.”
King James Version · Public Domain“who bare witness of the word of God, and of the testimony of Jesus Christ, even of all things that he saw.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“who did testify the word of God, and the testimony of Jesus Christ, as many things also as he did see.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Revelation 1:2 — 19 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- John 1:32Then John testified, “I saw the Spirit descending from heaven like a dove and resting on Him.
- John 3:11Truly, 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 12:17Meanwhile, 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 19:35The 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 21:24This is the disciple who testifies to these things and who has written them down. And we know that his testimony is true.
- Acts 4:20For we cannot stop speaking about what we have seen and heard.”
- Acts 22:15You will be His witness to everyone of what you have seen and heard.
- Acts 26:16‘But get up and stand on your feet. For I have appeared to you to appoint you as a servant and as a witness of what you have seen from Me and what I will show you.
- 1 Corinthians 1:6because our testimony about Christ was confirmed in you.
- 1 Corinthians 2:1When I came to you, brothers, I did not come with eloquence or wisdom as I proclaimed to you the testimony about God.
- 1 John 1:1That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our own eyes, which we have gazed upon and touched with our own hands—this is the Word of life.
- 1 John 4:14And we have seen and testify that the Father has sent His Son to be the Savior of the world.
- 1 John 5:7For there are three that testify:
- 3 John 1:12Demetrius 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.
- Revelation 1:9I, John, your brother and partner in the tribulation and kingdom and perseverance that are in Jesus, was on the island of Patmos because of the word of God and my testimony about Jesus.
- Revelation 1:19Therefore write down the things you have seen, and the things that are, and the things that will happen after this.
- Revelation 6:9And when the Lamb opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of those who had been slain for the word of God and for the testimony they had upheld.
- Revelation 12:11They have conquered him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony. And they did not love their lives so as to shy away from death.
- Revelation 12:17And the dragon was enraged at the woman, and went to make war with the rest of her children, who keep the commandments of God and hold to the testimony of Jesus. And the dragon stood on the shore of the sea.
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