Bible Strands
Luke 24:48
You are witnesses of these things.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Jesus addresses the eleven disciples after His resurrection, immediately following His command to proclaim repentance and forgiveness to all nations. He speaks to them directly before instructing them to remain in Jerusalem until clothed with power from on high.
The words — μάρτυρες (martures) = witnesses, and ὑμεῖς (humeis) = you yourselves. These terms anchor the statement in the disciples' direct, personal observation of the events just described.
The thread — The designation appears in Acts 2:32 regarding Jesus' resurrection, Acts 5:32 alongside the Holy Spirit's testimony to those who obey God, and Acts 1:8 where the witnessing mandate expands from Jerusalem to the ends of the earth.
Why it lands — It requires the reader to accept that the message rests on documented observation rather than speculation. It demands readiness to stand as a factual attester of what has been personally seen.
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The Greek words
King James Version
And ye are witnesses of these things.
Cross-references
- Acts 1:8 But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes upon you, and you will be My witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.”
- Acts 2:32 God has raised this Jesus to life, to which we are all witnesses.
- Acts 5:32 We are witnesses of these things, and so is the Holy Spirit, whom God has given to those who obey Him.”
- Acts 13:31 and for many days He was seen by those who had accompanied Him from Galilee to Jerusalem. They are now His witnesses to our people.
- Acts 10:41 not by all the people, but by the witnesses God had chosen beforehand, by us who ate and drank with Him after He rose from the dead.
- Acts 1:22 beginning from John’s baptism until the day Jesus was taken up from us. For one of these must become a witness with us of His resurrection.”
- Acts 3:15 You killed the Author of life, but God raised Him from the dead, and we are witnesses of this fact.
- Acts 10:39 We are witnesses of all that He did, both in the land of the Jews and in Jerusalem. And although they put Him to death by hanging Him on a tree,
- John 15:27 And you also must testify, because you have been with Me from the beginning.
- Acts 4:33 With great power the apostles continued to give their testimony about the resurrection of the Lord Jesus. And abundant grace was upon them all.