John 15:27

John 15:27 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And ye also shall bear witness, because ye have been with me from the beginning.
• New International Version (NIV)And you also must testify, for you have been with me from the beginning.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And you also will bear witness, because you have been with me from the beginning.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And you also will bear witness, because you have been with Me from the beginning.

Context of John 15:27

25But this cometh to pass, that the word may be fulfilled that is written in their law, They hated me without a cause. 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 bear witness of me: and ye also bear witness, because ye have been with me from the beginning.

John 15:27 word by word

καὶ ὑμεῖς δὲ μαρτυρεῖτε, ὅτι ἀπ᾽ ἀρχῆς μετ᾽ ἐμοῦ ἐστε.¶Read the interlinear

• alsoκαίkai · andG2532
• bearμαρτυρέωmartureō · to testifyG3140
• beenεἰμίeimi · to beG1510

Cross-references for John 15:27

• John 21:24This is the disciple that beareth witness of these things, and wrote these things: and we know that his witness is true.
• Luke 24:48Ye are witnesses of these things.
• Acts 1:8But ye shall receive power, when the Holy Spirit is come upon you: and ye shall be my witnesses both in Jerusalem, and in all Judæa and Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth.
• Acts 3:15and killed the Prince of life; whom God raised from the dead; whereof we are witnesses.
• Acts 4:20for we cannot but speak the things which we saw and heard.
• Acts 10:39And we are witnesses of all things which he did both in the country of the Jews, and in Jerusalem; whom also they slew, hanging him on a tree.
• Acts 13:31and he was seen for many days of them that came up with him from Galilee to Jerusalem, who are now his witnesses unto the people.
• Acts 18:5But when Silas and Timothy came down from Macedonia, Paul was constrained by the word, testifying to the Jews that Jesus was the Christ.
• Acts 23:11And the night following the Lord stood by him, and said, Be of good cheer: for as thou hast testified concerning me at Jerusalem, so must thou bear witness also at Rome.
• 1 Peter 5:1The elders therefore among you I exhort, who am a fellow-elder, and a witness of the sufferings of Christ, who am also a partaker of the glory that shall be revealed:
• 2 Peter 1:16For we did not follow cunningly devised fables, when we made known unto you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but we were eyewitnesses of his majesty.
• Revelation 1:2who bare witness of the word of God, and of the testimony of Jesus Christ, even of all things that he saw.
• Mark 1:1The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God.
• Luke 1:2even as they delivered them unto us, who from the beginning were eyewitnesses and ministers of the word,
• 1 John 1:1That which was from the beginning, that which we have heard, that which we have seen with our eyes, that which we beheld, and our hands handled, concerning the Word of life

Commentaries on John 15:27

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 27Ye also shall bear witness - You shall be witnesses to the world to urge on them the evidences that the Lord Jesus is the Messiah. Have been with me - They had for more than three years seen his works, and were therefore qualified to bear witness of his character and doctrines. From the beginning - From his entrance on the public work of the ministry, Matthew 4:17-22. Compare Acts 1:21-22.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 26-27Verses 26-27 The blessed Spirit will maintain the cause of Christ in the world, notwithstanding the opposition it meets with. Believers taught and encouraged by his influences, would bear testimony to Christ and his salvation.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 27Disciples are not alone when they testify about Christ (Matthew 28:20). The Holy Spirit is with them and gives them the words to say (Matthew 10:19–20).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 26-2726-27. (See on Joh 14:15; Joh 14:17).Read the comment

Topics related to John 15:27

• Apostles
• Jesus Continued
• Minister, Christian
• Testimony

In the dictionaries

• Apostle
• Cloke
• Herein
• Atonement
• Comforter
• Communion; (fellowship)
• Ethics of Jesus
• Holy Spirit
• Jesus Christ
• Johannine Theology

Commentaries on John 15

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings