Bible Verses About Faithful Witness: 12

"and from Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness, the firstborn from the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the earth. To him who loves us and has freed us from our sins by his blood,"

— Revelation 1:5 (NIV)

People who search bible verses about Faithful Witness want Scripture on the faithful witness — Greek martys (G3144) in Revelation 1:5 — not only the faithful and true Rider name (Revelation 19:11). This page is a numbered list of twelve passages with the NIV text and a short note on each. Related lists: Bible verses about faithful and true, Bible verses about truth, Bible verses about faithfulness, Bible verses about Jesus, Bible verses about hope, Bible verses about faith, Bible verses about prophecy, and Bible verse of the day. Faithful Witness here means Jesus Christ as the martys who testifies truly — distinct from faithful-and-true alone. We do not ship /true-witness twins this run.

Word study (lead theme). In Greek, μάρτυς martys (Strong's G3144; Bible Hub G3144) — witness, one who testifies, martyr; used of courtroom testimony and of those who bear witness unto death. Revelation 1:5 names Jesus Christ "the faithful witness." This list tracks that Faithful Witness / martys vocabulary, not the whole faithful-and-true Rider inventory alone.

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Revelation 1 presses that Jesus Christ is the faithful witness, the first-begotten of the dead, and the prince of the kings of the earth — and that he loved us and washed us from our sins in his own blood (Bible Hub MHC Revelation 1; Blue Letter Bible, Matthew Henry on Revelation 1). (Faithful and true lives on that page; this list centers martys as Faithful Witness.)

12 Bible verses about Faithful Witness

1. Revelation 1:5. "and from Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness, the firstborn from the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the earth. To him who loves us and has freed us from our sins by his blood," The faithful witness — martys. See Bible verses about Jesus.

2. Revelation 3:14. "To the angel of the church in Laodicea write: These are the words of the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the ruler of God's creation." The Amen, the faithful and true witness. See Bible verses about amen.

3. Psalm 89:37. "it will be established forever like the moon, the faithful witness in the sky." The faithful witness in the sky. See Bible verses about faithfulness.

4. Isaiah 55:4. "See, I have made him a witness to the peoples, a ruler and commander of the peoples." A witness to the peoples. See Bible verses about prophecy.

5. John 18:37. "'You are a king, then!' said Pilate. Jesus answered, 'You say that I am a king. In fact, the reason I was born and came into the world is to testify to the truth. Everyone on the side of truth listens to me.'" Born to testify to the truth. See Bible verses about truth.

6. 1 Timothy 6:13. "In the sight of God, who gives life to everything, and of Christ Jesus, who while testifying before Pontius Pilate made the good confession," Christ Jesus testifying before Pilate. See Bible verses about faith.

7. Revelation 2:13. "I know where you live—where Satan has his throne. Yet you remain true to my name. You did not renounce your faith in me, not even in the days of Antipas, my faithful witness, who was put to death in your city—where Satan lives." Antipas, my faithful witness. See Bible verses about hope.

8. Acts 1:8. "But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth." You will be my witnesses. See Bible verses about the Holy Spirit.

9. John 5:32. "There is another who testifies in my favor, and I know that his testimony about me is true." Another who testifies — true testimony. See Bible verses about truth.

10. Isaiah 43:10. "'You are my witnesses,' declares the Lord, 'and my servant whom I have chosen, so that you may know and believe me and understand that I am he. Before me no god was formed, nor will there be one after me.'" You are my witnesses. See Bible verses about calling.

11. Proverbs 14:25. "A truthful witness saves lives, but a false witness is deceitful." A truthful witness saves lives. See Bible verses about wisdom.

12. 1 John 5:9. "We accept human testimony, but God's testimony is greater because it is the testimony of God, which he has given about his Son." God's testimony about his Son. See Bible verses about Son of God.

How to use these verses

Pick one verse when you need the Faithful Witness — not twelve as a grind. If you need Revelation 1:5 martys, start there. If you need the Laodicea letter's faithful and true witness, open Revelation 3:14. If you need Jesus before Pilate, open John 18:37. For faithful and true as the Rider's name, open Bible verses about faithful and true. For truth, open Bible verses about truth. For a daily verse, open Bible verse of the day.

Questions people ask

What is a good Bible verse about Faithful Witness?

Revelation 1:5 (the faithful witness), Revelation 3:14 (the faithful and true witness), and John 18:37 (born to testify to the truth) are clear starting places.

How do Bible verses about Faithful Witness differ from faithful and true alone?

Faithful and true centers Revelation 19:11 and the Rider named Faithful and True. This page centers Jesus as the faithful witness (martys / Revelation 1:5) and related witness vocabulary, then cross-links faithful and true. See Bible verses about faithful and true.

What does martys mean?

Greek martys (G3144) means witness — one who testifies. In Revelation 1:5 it names Jesus Christ the faithful witness; the same word later names Antipas "my faithful witness."

Is Faithful Witness the same as Amen or truth alone?

Related but not identical. Amen and truth language surround the same hope; this page tracks the Faithful Witness title (martys / Revelation 1:5). We do not ship /true-witness twins this run. See Bible verses about amen.

How can I remember these verses?

Read Revelation 1:5, then John 18:37. Thank God that Jesus is the faithful witness who loves us and frees us by his blood. For faithfulness beside that hope, open Bible verses about faithfulness. For Jesus, open Bible verses about Jesus.

Sources

• Blue Letter Bible lexicon: G3144 (links above).
• Bible Hub Greek entries and Matthew Henry Concise on Revelation 1 (links above).
• Cross-links: faithful and true, truth, faithfulness, Jesus, hope, faith, prophecy, amen, the Holy Spirit, calling, wisdom, Son of God.