God’s Word Translation
John 15:27
27You will declare the truth, too, because you have been with me from the beginning.”
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
25In this way what is written in their Scriptures has come true: ‘They hate me for no reason.’ 26“The helper whom I will send to you from the Father will come. This helper, the Spirit of Truth who comes from the Father, will declare the truth about me. You will declare the truth, too, because you have been with me from the beginning.”
Read all of John 15John 15:27 word by word
καὶ ὑμεῖς δὲ μαρτυρεῖτε, ὅτι ἀπ᾽ ἀρχῆς μετ᾽ ἐμοῦ ἐστε.¶Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for John 15:27
- John 21:24This disciple was an eyewitness of these things and wrote them down. We know that what he says is true.
- Luke 24:48You are witnesses to these things.
- Acts 1:8But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes to you. Then you will be my witnesses to testify about me in Jerusalem, throughout Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.”
- Acts 3:15and you killed the source of life. But God brought him back to life, and we are witnesses to that.
- Acts 4:20We cannot stop talking about what we’ve seen and heard.”
- Acts 10:39We can testify to everything Jesus did in the land of the Jews and in Jerusalem. People hung him on a cross and killed him,
- Acts 13:31and for many days he appeared to those who had come with him to Jerusalem from Galilee. These people are now witnesses and are testifying to the Jewish people about him.
- Acts 18:5But when Silas and Timothy arrived from Macedonia, Paul devoted all his time to teaching God’s word. He assured the Jews that Jesus is the Messiah.
- Acts 23:11The Lord stood near Paul the next night and said to him, “Don’t lose your courage! You’ve told the truth about me in Jerusalem. Now you must tell the truth about me in Rome.”
- 1 Peter 5:1I appeal to your spiritual leaders. I make this appeal as a spiritual leader who also witnessed Christ’s sufferings and will share in the glory that will be revealed.
- 2 Peter 1:16When we apostles told you about the powerful coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, we didn’t base our message on clever myths that we made up. Rather, we witnessed his majesty with our own eyes.
- Revelation 1:2John testified about what he saw: God’s word and the testimony about Jesus Christ.
- Mark 1:1This is the beginning of the Good News about Jesus Christ, the Son of God.
- Luke 1:2They received their information from those who had been eyewitnesses and servants of God’s word from the beginning, and they passed it on to us.
- 1 John 1:1The Word of life existed from the beginning. We have heard it. We have seen it. We observed and touched it.
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
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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
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