Witnesses to Jesus
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c "I can of Myself do nothing. As I hear, I judge; and My judgment is righteous, because d I do not seek My own will but the will of the Father who sent Me.
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e "If I bear witness of Myself, My witness is not true.
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f "There is another who bears witness of Me, and I know that the witness which He witnesses of Me is true.
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"You have sent to John, g and he has borne witness to the truth.
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"Yet I do not receive testimony from man, but I say these things that you may be saved.
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"He was the burning and h shining lamp, and i you were willing for a time to rejoice in his light.
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"But j I have a greater witness than John's; for k the works which the Father has given Me to finish - the very l works that I do - bear witness of Me, that the Father has sent Me.
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"And the Father Himself, who sent Me, m has testified of Me. You have neither heard His voice at any time, n nor seen His form.
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"But you do not have His word abiding in you, because whom He sent, Him you do not believe.
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o "You search the Scriptures, for in them you think you have eternal life; and p these are they which testify of Me.
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q "But you are not willing to come to Me that you may have life.
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r "I do not receive honor from men.
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"But I know you, that you do not have the love of God in you.
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"I have come in My Father's name, and you do not receive Me; if another comes in his own name, him you will receive.
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s "How can you believe, who receive honor from one another, and do not seek t the honor that comes from the only God?
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"Do not think that I shall accuse you to the Father; u there is one who accuses you - Moses, in whom you trust.
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"For if you believed Moses, you would believe Me; v for he wrote about Me.
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"But if you w do not believe his writings, how will you believe My words?"
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John 5:19
Then Jesus answered and said to them, "Most assuredly, I say to you, the Son can do nothing of Himself, but what He sees the Father do; for whatever He does, the Son also does in like manner.
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Matthew 26:39
He went a little farther and fell on His face, and prayed, saying, "O My Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass from Me; nevertheless, not as I will, but as You will.
John 4:34
Jesus said to them, "My food is to do the will of Him who sent Me, and to finish His work.
John 6:38
For I have come down from heaven, not to do My own will, but the will of Him who sent Me.
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John 8:14
Jesus answered and said to them, "Even if I bear witness of Myself, My witness is true, for I know where I came from and where I am going; but you do not know where I come from and where I am going.
Revelation 3:14
And to the angel of the church of the Laodiceans write, 'These things says the Amen, the Faithful and True Witness, the Beginning of the creation of God:
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Matthew 3:17
And suddenly a voice came from heaven, saying, "This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.
John 8:18
"I am One who bears witness of Myself, and the Father who sent Me bears witness of Me."
1 John 5:6
This is He who came by water and blood - Jesus Christ; not only by water, but by water and blood. And it is the Spirit who bears witness, because the Spirit is truth.
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John 1:15
John bore witness of Him and cried out, saying, "This was He of whom I said, 'He who comes after me is preferred before me, for He was before me.'
John 1:19
Now this is the testimony of John, when the Jews sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask him, "Who are you?
John 1:27
"It is He who, coming after me, is preferred before me, whose sandal strap I am not worthy to loose."
John 1:32
And John bore witness, saying, "I saw the Spirit descending from heaven like a dove, and He remained upon Him.
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2 Samuel 21:17
But Abishai the son of Zeruiah came to his aid, and struck the Philistine and killed him. Then the men of David swore to him, saying, "You shall go out no more with us to battle, lest you quench the lamp of Israel.
2 Peter 1:19
And so we have the prophetic word confirmed, which you do well to heed as a light that shines in a dark place, until the day dawns and the morning star rises in your hearts.
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Matthew 13:20
But he who received the seed on stony places, this is he who hears the word and immediately receives it with joy.
Mark 6:20
For Herod feared John, knowing that he was a just and holy man, and he protected him. And when he heard him, he did many things, and heard him gladly.
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1 John 5:9
If we receive the witness of men, the witness of God is greater; for this is the witness of God which He has testified of His Son.
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John 3:2
This man came to Jesus by night and said to Him, "Rabbi, we know that You are a teacher come from God; for no one can do these signs that You do unless God is with him.
John 10:25
Jesus answered them, "I told you, and you do not believe. The works that I do in My Father's name, they bear witness of Me.
John 17:4
I have glorified You on the earth. I have finished the work which You have given Me to do.
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John 9:16
Therefore some of the Pharisees said, "This Man is not from God, because He does not keep the Sabbath." Others said, "How can a man who is a sinner do such signs?" And there was a division among them.
John 10:38
"but if I do, though you do not believe Me, believe the works, that you may know and believe that the Father is in Me, and I in Him."
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Matthew 3:17
And suddenly a voice came from heaven, saying, "This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.
John 6:27
"Do not labor for the food which perishes, but for the food which endures to everlasting life, which the Son of Man will give you, because God the Father has set His seal on Him."
John 8:18
"I am One who bears witness of Myself, and the Father who sent Me bears witness of Me."
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Deuteronomy 4:12
And the LORD spoke to you out of the midst of the fire. You heard the sound of the words, but saw no form; you only heard a voice.
John 1:18
No one has seen God at any time. The only begotten Son, who is in the bosom of the Father, He has declared Him.
1 Timothy 1:17
Now to the King eternal, immortal, invisible, to God who alone is wise, be honor and glory forever and ever. Amen.
1 John 4:12
No one has seen God at any time. If we love one another, God abides in us, and His love has been perfected in us.
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Isaiah 8:20
To the law and to the testimony! If they do not speak according to this word, it is because there is no light in them.
Isaiah 34:16
Search from the book of the LORD, and read: Not one of these shall fail; Not one shall lack her mate. For My mouth has commanded it, and His Spirit has gathered them.
Luke 16:29
"Abraham said to him, 'They have Moses and the prophets; let them hear them.'
Acts 17:11
These were more fair-minded than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness, and searched the Scriptures daily to find out whether these things were so.
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Deuteronomy 18:15
The LORD your God will raise up for you a Prophet like me from your midst, from your brethren. Him you shall hear.
Deuteronomy 18:18
I will raise up for them a Prophet like you from among their brethren, and will put My words in His mouth, and He shall speak to them all that I command Him.
Luke 24:27
And beginning at Moses and all the Prophets, He expounded to them in all the Scriptures the things concerning Himself.
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John 1:11
He came to His own, and His own did not receive Him.
John 3:19
And this is the condemnation, that the light has come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil.
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John 5:44
How can you believe, who receive honor from one another, and do not seek the honor that comes from the only God?
John 7:18
He who speaks from himself seeks his own glory; but He who seeks the glory of the One who sent Him is true, and no unrighteousness is in Him.
1 Thessalonians 2:6
Nor did we seek glory from men, either from you or from others, when we might have made demands as apostles of Christ.
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John 12:43
For they loved the praise of men more than the praise of God.
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Romans 2:29
But he is a Jew who is one inwardly; and circumcision is that of the heart, in the Spirit, not in the letter; whose praise is not from men but from God.
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Romans 2:12
For as many as have sinned without law will also perish without law, and as many as have sinned in the law will be judged by the law
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Genesis 3:15
And I will put enmity Between you and the woman, And between your seed and her Seed; He shall bruise your head, And you shall bruise His heel.
Deuteronomy 18:15
The LORD your God will raise up for you a Prophet like me from your midst, from your brethren. Him you shall hear.
Deuteronomy 18:18
I will raise up for them a Prophet like you from among their brethren, and will put My words in His mouth, and He shall speak to them all that I command Him.
John 1:45
Philip found Nathanael and said to him, "We have found Him of whom Moses in the law, and also the prophets, wrote - Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph.
Acts 26:22
Therefore, having obtained help from God, to this day I stand, witnessing both to small and great, saying no other things than those which the prophets and Moses said would come -
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Luke 16:29
"Abraham said to him, 'They have Moses and the prophets; let them hear them.'
Luke 16:31
"But he said to him, 'If they do not hear Moses and the prophets, neither will they be persuaded though one rise from the dead.'"
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