Revelation 1:2
who was a witness for the word of God, and for the testimony of Jesus Christ, and for the things which he saw.
Thomas Haweis 1795 New Testament
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Cross References
John 3:11Verily, verity, I tell thee, That what we know we speak, and what we have seen we affirm; and ye receive not our testimony.
John 19:35And he that saw it bore witness, and we know that his testimony is true: and he himself is conscious that he speaketh what is true, that ye might believe.
Acts 4:20For we cannot refrain from speaking the things which we have seen and heard.
Acts 26:16Notwithstanding, arise, and stand on thy feet: for to this end have I appeared to thee, to ordain thee both a minister and a witness of the things which thou hast seen, and of those which I will shew thee;
1 Corinthians 2:1AND I, when I came to you, brethren, came not with superior excellence of discourse or wisdom, preaching unto you the gospel of God.
1 John 4:14And we have seen and bear testimony, that the Father sent the Son to be the Saviour of the world.
Matthew Henry on Revelation 1:2-3
Revelation AN EXPOSITION, WITH PRACTICAL OBSERVATIONS, OF THE REVELATION OF ST. JOHN THE DIVINE It ought to be no prejudice to the credit and authority of this book that it has been rejected by men of corrupt minds, such as Cerdon and Marcion, and doubted of by men of a better character; for this has been the lot of other parts of holy writ, and of the divine Author of the scripture himself. The image and superscription of this book are truly sacred and divine, and the matter of it agreeable with other prophetical… Read the whole commentary →