John 15:27
And ye also shall bear witness, because ye have been with me from the beginning.
Cross-references
In John 21:24, the Beloved Disciple bears witness to these things — fulfilling the call to witness as one who was with Jesus from the beginning.
In John 12:17, the crowd that witnessed Lazarus' raising bears witness, providing an example of eyewitness testimony like the disciples'.
In Luke 1:2, 'eyewitnesses from the first' directly parallels the disciples being with Jesus from the beginning and bearing witness.
In 1 Peter 5:1, Peter identifies as a witness of Christ's sufferings, directly echoing the commission to bear witness because they were with Jesus from the beginning.
Paul notes that those who accompanied Jesus from Galilee are now his witnesses, matching the 'from the beginning' condition.
Peter summarizes that they are witnesses of all Jesus did and are commissioned to testify, directly connecting to Jesus' words.
In 2 Peter 1:16-18, Peter recounts being an eyewitness of Christ's majesty, directly matching the call to bear witness from being with him from the start.
In 1 John 1:1, the apostle declares having heard, seen, and touched the Word of life from the beginning, a clear echo of being with Jesus from the start.
The apostles give powerful testimony to the resurrection, as Jesus said they would be witnesses in John 15:27.
In 1 John 1:2, he testifies to having seen and proclaiming eternal life, continuing the eyewitness testimony theme from the previous verse.
Peter declares the apostles are witnesses of the resurrection, directly fulfilling Jesus' promise that they would bear witness.
Acts 1:22 defines the witness as one who accompanied Jesus from John's baptism, fulfilling the 'from the beginning' clause.
Acts 1:21 requires a witness to have been with Jesus from the beginning, exactly matching the condition in John 15:27.
Acts 1:8 restates Jesus' commission: disciples will be witnesses empowered by the Spirit, directly echoing His promise in John 15:27.
In Luke 24:48, Jesus declares the disciples witnesses of his resurrection — identical commission to John 15:27.
1 John 4:14 echoes the eyewitness testimony of the disciples, who 'have seen and testify' — the same witness role Jesus assigns here.
In Acts 5:32, the apostles continue as witnesses, also citing the Holy Spirit's testimony, fulfilling Jesus' commission.
In Hebrews 2:3, the salvation declared by the Lord was attested to us by those who heard, showing the disciples' witness in action.
In Acts 8:25, Peter and John testify and preach, demonstrating the witness Jesus said they would bear.
In Isaiah 43:10, God calls Israel His witnesses to His deity, setting the pattern for Jesus calling disciples witnesses to Him.
In Acts 2:32, Peter declares the apostles are witnesses of the resurrection, fulfilling Jesus' promise that they would bear witness.
In Acts 22:15, Ananias tells Paul he will be a witness of what he has seen, echoing Jesus' commission to witness.
Peter and John cannot stop speaking of what they have seen and heard, embodying the compelled witness role Jesus described.
In Revelation 1:2, John testifies to what he saw, continuing the witness theme, though the context is apocalyptic vision rather than earthly life with Jesus.