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

25This fulfills what is written in their Scriptures: ‘They hated me without cause.’ 26“But I will send you the Advocate —the Spirit of truth. He will come to you from the Father and will testify all about me. And you must also testify about me because you have been with me from the beginning of my ministry.

John 15:27 word by word

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

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• yeσύsu · youG4771
• alsoδέde · thenG1161
• shall bear witnessμαρτυρέωmartureō · to testifyG3140
• becauseὅτιhoti · that/since: sinceG3754
• ye have beenεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• withμετάmeta · with/afterG3326
• meἐγώegō · I/weG1473
• fromἀπόapo · away fromG575
• the beginningἀρχήarchē · beginningG746

Cross-references for John 15:27

• John 21:24This disciple is the one who testifies to these events and has recorded them here. And we know that his account of these things is accurate.
• Luke 24:48You are witnesses of all these things.
• Acts 1:8But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes upon you. And you will be my witnesses, telling people about me everywhere—in Jerusalem, throughout Judea, in Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.”
• Acts 3:15You killed the author of life, but God raised him from the dead. And we are witnesses of this fact!
• Acts 4:20We cannot stop telling about everything we have seen and heard.”
• Acts 10:39“And we apostles are witnesses of all he did throughout Judea and in Jerusalem. They put him to death by hanging him on a cross,
• Acts 13:31And over a period of many days he appeared to those who had gone with him from Galilee to Jerusalem. They are now his witnesses to the people of Israel.
• Acts 18:5And after Silas and Timothy came down from Macedonia, Paul spent all his time preaching the word. He testified to the Jews that Jesus was the Messiah.
• Acts 23:11That night the Lord appeared to Paul and said, “Be encouraged, Paul. Just as you have been a witness to me here in Jerusalem, you must preach the Good News in Rome as well.”
• 1 Peter 5:1And now, a word to you who are elders in the churches. I, too, am an elder and a witness to the sufferings of Christ. And I, too, will share in his glory when he is revealed to the whole world. As a fellow elder, I appeal to you:
• 2 Peter 1:16For we were not making up clever stories when we told you about the powerful coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. We saw his majestic splendor with our own eyes
• Revelation 1:2who faithfully reported everything he saw. This is his report of the word of God and the testimony of Jesus Christ.
• Mark 1:1This is the Good News about Jesus the Messiah, the Son of God. It began
• Luke 1:2They used the eyewitness reports circulating among us from the early disciples.
• 1 John 1:1We proclaim to you the one who existed from the beginning, whom we have heard and seen. We saw him with our own eyes and touched him with our own hands. He is 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