Jesus did not call a select few to be His witnesses—He called all who follow Him. Jesus promises the power of the Holy Spirit to equip believers to share His love, truth, and salvation wherever they go. Explore what it means to be a witness for Christ and how God can use each of us to make an eternal impact.
Bible Scriptures: Darby Translation
Acts 1:8
“But ye shall receive power when the Holy Spirit is come upon you; and ye shall be my witnesses both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.”
Acts 2:14
“But Peter, standing up with the eleven, lifted up his voice and addressed them: Men of Judaea, and all ye inhabitants of Jerusalem, be this known unto you, and give heed to my words;”
Acts 2:32
“This Jesus has God raised up, whereof all we are witnesses.”
Acts 3:15
“But the originator of life ye slew, whom God raised from among the dead, whereof we are witnesses.”
Acts 4:18
“And having called them, they charged them not to speak at all nor teach in the name of Jesus.”
Acts 4:20
“For as for us, we cannot refrain from speaking of what we have seen and heard.”
Acts 4:33 “And with great power did the apostles give witness of the resurrection of the Lord Jesus, and great grace was upon them all.”
Acts 5:30–32 “30 “The God of our fathers has raised up Jesus, whom ye have slain, having hanged on a cross.”
31 “Him has God exalted by his right hand a Prince and Saviour, to give repentance to Israel and remission of sins.”
32 “And we are his witnesses of these things; and the Holy Spirit also, whom God has given to those that obey him.”
1 John 1:1–3
1 “That which was from the beginning, that which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have contemplated, and our hands have handled, concerning the Word of life;”
2 “(and the life has been manifested, and we have seen, and bear witness, and report to you the eternal life, which was with the Father, and has been manifested to us;)”
3 “that which we have seen and heard we report to you, that ye also may have fellowship with us; and our fellowship is indeed with the Father, and with his Son Jesus Christ.”
Deuteronomy 7:6
“For thou art a holy people to Jehovah thy God: Jehovah thy God has chosen thee to be a people for himself, out of all the peoples that are on the face of the earth.”
Deuteronomy 4:32–35
32 “For ask now of the days that are past, which were before thee, since the day that God created man upon the earth, and from one end of the heavens unto the other end of the heavens, whether there hath been anything as this great thing, or hath been heard like it?”
33 “Did ever people hear the voice of God speaking from the midst of the fire, as thou hast heard, and live?”
34 “Or hath God essayed to go to take him a nation from the midst of another nation, by temptations, by signs, and by wonders, and by war, and by a mighty hand, and by a stretched-out arm, and by great terrors, according to all that Jehovah your God did for you in Egypt before your eyes?”
35 “Unto thee it was shewn, that thou mightest know that Jehovah, he is God; there is none else besides him.”
Deuteronomy 4:5–85 “See, I have taught you statutes and ordinances, as Jehovah my God commanded me, that ye should do so in the land whither ye go to possess it.”
“And ye shall keep and do them; for this is your wisdom and your understanding in the sight of the peoples, who shall hear all these statutes, and say, Surely this great nation is a wise and understanding people.”
7 “For what great nation is there that hath God near to them, as Jehovah our God is in all things we call upon him for?”
8 “And what great nation is there that hath statutes and ordinances so righteous as all this law which I set before you this day?”
Deuteronomy 6:4–6 4 “Hear, Israel: Jehovah our God is one Jehovah.”5 “And thou shalt love Jehovah thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy strength. 6 “And these words, which I command thee this day, shall be in thy heart;”
1 Kings 17:1 “And Elijah the Tishbite, of the inhabitants of Gilead, said to Ahab, As Jehovah the God of Israel liveth, before whom I stand, there shall not be dew nor rain these years, but according to my word.”
1 Kings 18:1 “And it came to pass after many days, that the word of Jehovah came to Elijah in the third year, saying, Go, shew thyself unto Ahab; and I will send rain upon the earth.”
1 Kings 18:17–40 “17 “And it came to pass when Ahab saw Elijah, that Ahab said to him, Art thou he that troubleth Israel?”
18 “And he said, I have not troubled Israel; but thou, and thy father’s house, in that ye have forsaken the commandments of Jehovah, and thou hast followed Baalim.”
19 “And now send, gather to me all Israel unto mount Carmel, and the prophets of Baal four hundred and fifty, and the prophets of Asherah four hundred, who eat at Jezebel’s table.”
20 So Ahab sent to all the children of Israel, and gathered the prophets together unto mount Carmel.
21 And Elijah drew near to all the people, and said, How long halt ye between two opinions? if Jehovah be God, follow him; but if Baal, follow him. And the people answered him not a word.
22 Then said Elijah to the people, I, I only, remain a prophet of Jehovah; but the prophets of Baal are four hundred and fifty men.
23 Let them give us two bullocks; and let them choose one bullock for themselves, and cut it in pieces, and lay it on wood, and put no fire under; and I will dress the other bullock, and put it on wood, and put no fire under.
24 And call ye on the name of your gods, and I will call on the name of Jehovah; and the God that answereth by fire, let him be God. And all the people answered and said, The word is good.
25 And Elijah said to the prophets of Baal, Choose for yourselves one bullock, and dress it first; for ye are many; and call on the name of your gods, but put no fire under.
26 And they took the bullock that was given them, and dressed it, and called on the name of Baal from morning even until noon, saying, O Baal, answer us! But there was no voice, and none that answered. And they leaped upon the altar that had been made.
27 And it came to pass at noon, that Elijah mocked them, and said, Cry aloud; for he is a god; for he is meditating, or he is gone aside, or he is on a journey; perhaps he sleepeth, and must be awaked.
28 And they cried aloud, and cut themselves after their manner with swords and spears, till the blood gushed out upon them.
29 And it came to pass, when midday was past, that they prophesied until the time of the offering up of the oblation; but there was neither voice, nor any to answer, nor any that regarded.
30 And Elijah said to all the people, Come near to me. And all the people came near to him; and he repaired the altar of Jehovah that was broken down.
31 And Elijah took twelve stones, according to the number of the tribes of the sons of Jacob, unto whom the word of Jehovah came, saying, Israel shall be thy name.
32 And with the stones he built an altar in the name of Jehovah; and he made a trench about the altar, as great as would contain two measures of seed.
33 And he put the wood in order, and cut the bullock in pieces, and laid it on the wood. And he said, Fill four barrels with water, and pour it on the burnt-offering, and on the wood.
34 And he said, Do it the second time; and they did it the second time. And he said, Do it the third time; and they did it the third time.
35 And the water ran round about the altar; and he filled the trench also with water.
36 And it came to pass at the time of the offering up of the oblation, that Elijah the prophet drew near, and said, Jehovah, God of Abraham, Isaac, and of Israel, let it be known this day that thou art God in Israel, and that I am thy servant, and that I have done all these things at thy word.
37 Hear me, O Jehovah, hear me, that this people may know that thou Jehovah art God, and that thou hast turned their heart back again.
38 Then the fire of Jehovah fell, and consumed the burnt-offering, and the wood, and the stones, and the dust, and licked up the water that was in the trench.
39 And when all the people saw it, they fell on their faces and said, Jehovah, he is God! Jehovah, he is God!
40 And Elijah said to them, Take the prophets of Baal; let not one of them escape. And they took them; and Elijah brought them down to the brook Kishon, and slew them there.”
2 Kings 1:8
“And they answered him, He was a hairy man, and girt with a girdle of leather about his loins. And he said, It is Elijah the Tishbite.”
Matthew 3:4
“And John himself had his raiment of camel’s hair, and a leathern girdle about his loins; and his food was locusts and wild honey.”
Matthew 5:14–16 “14 “Ye are the light of the world: a city situated on a mountain cannot be hid.”
15 “Nor do they light a lamp and put it under the bushel, but upon the lamp-stand, and it shines for all who are in the house.”
16 “Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your upright works, and glorify your Father who is in the heavens.”
John 1:6–9
6 “There was a man sent from God, his name John.”
7 “He came for witness, that he might witness concerning the light, that all might believe through him.”
8 “He was not the light, but that he might witness concerning the light.”
9 “The true light was that which, coming into the world, lightens every man.”
John 1:29 “On the morrow he sees Jesus coming to him, and says, Behold the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world.”
John 5:33–36
33 “Ye have sent unto John, and he has borne witness to the truth.”
34 “But I do not receive witness from man, but I say this that ye might be saved.”
35 “He was the burning and shining lamp, and ye were willing for a season to rejoice in his light.”
36 “But I have the witness greater than that of John; for the works which the Father has given me that I should complete them, the works themselves which I do, bear witness concerning me, that the Father has sent me.”
Hebrews 11:32
“And what more shall I say? for the time would fail me if I go on to tell of Gideon, and Barak, and Samson, and Jephthah, of David also, and Samuel, and of the prophets;”
Hebrews 12:1
“Let us also therefore, having so great a cloud of witnesses surrounding us, lay aside every weight, and sin which so easily entangles us, and run with endurance the race that is set before us,”
1 Corinthians 3:6–10
6 “I have planted, Apollos watered; but God has given the increase.”
7 “So that neither the planter is anything, nor the waterer; but God who gives the increase.”
8 “But the planter and the waterer are one; but each shall receive his own reward according to his own labour.”
9 “For we are God’s fellow-workmen; ye are God’s husbandry, God’s building.”
10 “According to the grace of God which has been given to me, as a wise architect, I have laid the foundation, and another builds upon it. But let each see how he builds upon it.”