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Legacy Standard Bible

Luke 24:48

You are witnesses of these things.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Apostles;   Jesus, the Christ;   Minister, Christian;   Missions;   Testimony;   Thompson Chain Reference - Folly;   Fools;   Witnesses;   The Topic Concordance - Disciples/apostles;   Evangelism;   Holy Spirit;   Jesus Christ;   Sending and Those Sent;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Martyr;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Apostle;   Luke, gospel of;   Remnant;   Resurrection;   Witness;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Apostle;   Great Commission, the;   Mission;   Testimony;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Martyr;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Disciples;   Lord's Day;   Luke, Gospel of;   Mission(s);   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Apostles;   Faith;   Incarnation;   Witness;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Commission;   Discourse;   Gentiles;   Gospel (2);   Missions;   Righteous, Righteousness;   Sin (2);   Witness (2);   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Chief parables and miracles in the bible;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Apostle;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Twelve Apostles, the;   Kingdom or Church of Christ, the;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Apostle;   Authority in Religion;   Millennium: Premillennial View;  

Devotionals:

- Every Day Light - Devotion for October 18;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
You are witnesses
King James Version (1611)
And yee are witnesses of these things.
King James Version
And ye are witnesses of these things.
English Standard Version
You are witnesses of these things.
New American Standard Bible
"You are witnesses of these things.
New Century Version
You are witnesses of these things.
Amplified Bible
"You are witnesses of these things.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
"You are witnesses of these things.
Berean Standard Bible
You are witnesses of these things.
Contemporary English Version
you must tell everything that has happened.
Complete Jewish Bible
You are witnesses of these things.
Darby Translation
And *ye* are witnesses of these things.
Geneva Bible (1587)
Nowe ye are witnesses of these things.
George Lamsa Translation
And you are witnesses of these things.
Good News Translation
You are witnesses of these things.
Lexham English Bible
You are witnesses of these things.
Literal Translation
And you are witnesses of these things.
American Standard Version
Ye are witnesses of these things.
Bible in Basic English
You are witnesses of these things.
Hebrew Names Version
You are witnesses of these things.
International Standard Version
You are witnesses of these things.John 15:27; Acts 1:8,22; 2:32; 3:15;">[xr]
Etheridge Translation
And you are the witnesses of these. And I will send upon you the promise of my Father.
Murdock Translation
And ye are the witnesses of these things.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And ye are witnesses of these thynges.
English Revised Version
Ye are witnesses of these things.
World English Bible
You are witnesses of these things.
Wesley's New Testament (1755)
And ye are witnesses of these things. And behold I send the promise of my Father upon you:
Weymouth's New Testament
You are witnesses as to these things.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And ye ben witnessis of these thingis.
Update Bible Version
You are witnesses of these things.
Webster's Bible Translation
And ye are witnesses of these things.
New English Translation
You are witnesses of these things.
New King James Version
And you are witnesses of these things.
New Living Translation
You are witnesses of all these things.
New Life Bible
You are to tell what you have seen.
New Revised Standard
You are witnesses of these things.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Ye, are witnesses of these things.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And you are witnesses of these things.
Revised Standard Version
You are witnesses of these things.
Tyndale New Testament (1525)
And ye are witnesses of these thinges.
Young's Literal Translation
and ye -- ye are witnesses of these things.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
As for all these thinges, ye are wytnesses of the.
Mace New Testament (1729)
you are witnesses of these things.
Simplified Cowboy Version
Y'all are witnesses that everything is just as I've said.

Contextual Overview

36Now while they were telling these things, He Himself stood in their midst and *said to them, "Peace to you." 37But being startled and frightened, they were thinking that they were seeing a spirit. 38And He said to them, "Why are you troubled, and why do doubts arise in your hearts? 39See My hands and My feet, that it is I Myself; touch Me and see, for a spirit does not have flesh and bones as you see that I have." 40And when He had said this, He showed them His hands and His feet. 41And while they still were not believing because of their joy and were still marveling, He said to them, "Have you anything here to eat?" 42They gave Him a piece of a broiled fish, 43and He took it and ate it before them. 44Now He said to them, "These are My words which I spoke to you while I was still with you, that all things which are written about Me in the Law of Moses and the Prophets and the Psalms must be fulfilled." 45Then He opened their minds to understand the Scriptures,

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

John 15:27, Acts 1:8, Acts 1:22, Acts 2:32, Acts 3:15, Acts 4:33, Acts 5:32, Acts 10:39, Acts 10:41, Acts 13:31, Acts 22:15, Hebrews 2:3, Hebrews 2:4, 1 John 1:2, 1 John 1:3

Reciprocal: Ezekiel 2:3 - I send Matthew 28:19 - ye therefore Mark 16:15 - Go Luke 1:2 - which Acts 10:42 - he commanded 1 Peter 5:1 - and a Revelation 11:3 - witnesses

Cross-References

Genesis 22:23
And Bethuel was the father of Rebekah. These eight Milcah bore to Nahor, Abraham's brother.
Genesis 24:5
And the servant said to him, "Suppose the woman is not willing to follow me to this land; should I indeed take your son back to the land from where you came?"
Genesis 24:6
Then Abraham said to him, "Beware lest you take my son back there!
Genesis 24:26
Then the man bowed low and worshiped Yahweh.
Genesis 24:27
And he said, "Blessed be Yahweh, the God of my master Abraham, who has not forsaken His lovingkindness and His truth toward my master; as for me, Yahweh has guided me in the way to the house of my master's brothers."
Genesis 24:52
Now it happened that when Abraham's servant heard their words, he bowed himself to the ground before Yahweh.
Exodus 18:20
then warn them about the statutes and the laws, and make known to them the way in which they shall go and the work they shall do.
Ezra 8:21
Then I called for a fast there at the river of Ahava, that we might humble ourselves before our God to seek from Him a direct journey for us, our little ones, and all our possessions.
Psalms 32:8
I will give you insight and teach you in the way which you should go;I will counsel you with My eye upon you.
Psalms 48:14
For this is God,Our God forever and ever;He will guide us over death.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And ye are witnesses of these things. As they were witnesses of the truth of his humanity, having seen, and heard, and handled him, both before, and after his resurrection from the dead, and of all that he did, of all the miracles that he wrought in Jerusalem, Judea, and Galilee, and of his transfiguration on the mount; so likewise of his sorrows in the garden, and of his sufferings in the palace of the high priest, and in Pilate's hall, and on the cross; and of his death, which was the death of the cross; and also of his resurrection from the dead, in the same body, to whom he showed himself alive by many infallible proofs; by showing them the print of the nails in his hands and feet; by being handled by them; by eating and drinking in their presence; and by conversing with them for the space of forty days: and their business was also to testify the doctrine of repentance, and remission of sins, in Jerusalem, in all Judea, and Samaria, and to the uttermost parts of the earth, which they accordingly did; see Acts 1:8.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Are witnesses of these things - Of my life, my sufferings, my death, and my resurrection. How solemn was their office - to “testify” these things to the world, and, in the face of suffering and death, to go and proclaim them to all nations! In like manner, “all” Christians are witnesses for Christ. They are the “evidences” of his mercy and his love, and they should so live that others may be brought to see and love the Saviour.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 48. Ye are witnesses of these things. — He gave them a full commission to proclaim these glad tidings of peace and salvation to a lost world. The disciples were witnesses not only that Christ had suffered and rose again from the dead; but also that he opens the understanding by the inspiration of his Spirit, that he gives repentance, that he pardons sin, and purifies from all unrighteousness, and that he is not willing that any should perish, but that all should come unto the knowledge of the truth and be saved. And these are the things of which their successors in the Gospel ministry must bear witness. As far as a man steadily and affectionately proclaims these doctrines, so far God will bless his labour to the salvation of those who hear him. But no man can with any propriety bear witness of that grace that saves the soul, whose own soul is not saved by that grace.


 
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