Acts 5:32

Bible in Basic English (1941)

And we are witnesses of these things, and so is the Holy Spirit, whom God has given to those who keep his laws.

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  • Acts 2:4 : 4 And they were all full of the Holy Spirit, and were talking in different languages, as the Spirit gave them power.
  • John 15:26-27 : 26 When the Helper comes, whom I will send to you from the Father even the Spirit of true knowledge who comes from the Father--he will give witness about me; 27 And you, in addition, will give witness because you have been with me from the first.
  • Heb 2:3-4 : 3 What will come on us, if we do not give our minds to such a great salvation? a salvation of which our fathers first had knowledge through the words of the Lord, and which was made certain to us by those to whom his words came; 4 And God was a witness with them, by signs and wonders, and by more than natural powers, and by his distribution of the Holy Spirit at his pleasure.
  • 1 Pet 1:12 : 12 And it was made clear to those prophets that they were God's servants not for themselves but for you, to give you word of the things which have now come to your ears from the preachers of the good news through the Holy Spirit sent down from heaven; things which even angels have a desire to see.
  • John 16:7-9 : 7 But what I am saying is true: my going is for your good: for if I do not go away, the Helper will not come to you; but if I go, I will send him to you. 8 And he, when he comes, will make the world conscious of sin, and of righteousness, and of being judged: 9 Of sin, because they have not faith in me; 10 Of righteousness, because I go to the Father and you will see me no more; 11 Of being judged, because the ruler of this world has been judged. 12 I have still much to say to you, but you are not strong enough for it now. 13 However, when he, the Spirit of true knowledge, has come, he will be your guide into all true knowledge: for his words will not come from himself, but whatever has come to his hearing, that he will say: and he will make clear to you the things to come. 14 He will give me glory, because he will take of what is mine, and make it clear to you.
  • Acts 1:8 : 8 But you will have power, when the Holy Spirit has come on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem and all Judaea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.
  • Luke 24:47-48 : 47 And that teaching about a change of heart and forgiveness of sins is to be given to Jerusalem first and to all nations in his name. 48 You are witnesses of these things.
  • John 7:39 : 39 This he said of the Spirit which would be given to those who had faith in him: the Spirit had not been given then, because the glory of Jesus was still to come.
  • Acts 2:32 : 32 This Jesus God has given back to life, of which we all are witnesses.
  • Acts 2:38-39 : 38 And Peter said, Let your hearts be changed, every one of you, and have baptism in the name of Jesus Christ, for the forgiveness of your sins; and you will have the Holy Spirit given to you. 39 For the word of God is for you and for your children and for all those who are far off, even all those who may be marked out by the Lord our God.
  • Acts 5:29 : 29 But Peter and the Apostles, answering, said, We have to do the orders of God, not of man.
  • Acts 10:39-41 : 39 And we are witnesses of all the things which he did in the country of the Jews and in Jerusalem; whom they put to death, hanging him on a tree. 40 On the third day God gave him back to life, and let him be seen, 41 Not by all the people, but by witnesses marked out before by God, even by us, who took food and drink with him after he came back from the dead.
  • Acts 10:44 : 44 While Peter was saying these words, the Holy Spirit came on all those who were hearing the word.
  • Acts 13:31 : 31 And for a number of days he was seen by those who came with him from Galilee to Jerusalem, who are now his witnesses before the people.
  • Acts 15:28 : 28 For it seemed good to the Holy Spirit and to us, to put on you nothing more than these necessary things;
  • 2 Cor 13:1 : 1 This is the third time that I am coming to you. From the mouth of two or three witnesses will every word be made certain.

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    8 And God, the searcher of hearts, was a witness to them, giving them the Holy Spirit even as he did to us;

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  • Luke 24:48
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    48 You are witnesses of these things.

  • Heb 2:4
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    4 And God was a witness with them, by signs and wonders, and by more than natural powers, and by his distribution of the Holy Spirit at his pleasure.

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  • 1 John 5:7-9
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    7 And the Spirit is the witness, because the Spirit is true.

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    39 And we are witnesses of all the things which he did in the country of the Jews and in Jerusalem; whom they put to death, hanging him on a tree.

  • Acts 4:19-20
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    19 But Peter and John in answer said to them, It is for you to say if it is right in the eyes of God to give attention to you more than to God:

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    31 Him God has put on high at his right hand, as a Ruler and a Saviour, to give to Israel a change of heart and forgiveness of sins.

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    32 He gives witness of what he has seen and of what has come to his ears; and no man takes his witness as true.

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    31 And for a number of days he was seen by those who came with him from Galilee to Jerusalem, who are now his witnesses before the people.

  • Acts 10:42-45
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    42 And he gave us orders to give news of this to the people, and to give public witness that this is he whom God has made judge of the living and the dead.

    43 To him all the prophets give witness, that through his name everyone who has faith in him will have forgiveness of sins.

    44 While Peter was saying these words, the Holy Spirit came on all those who were hearing the word.

    45 And the Jews of the faith, who had come with Peter, were full of wonder, because the Holy Spirit was given to the Gentiles,

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    29 But Peter and the Apostles, answering, said, We have to do the orders of God, not of man.

  • John 3:11
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    11 Truly, I say to you, We say that of which we have knowledge; we give witness of what we have seen; and you do not take our witness to be true.

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    47 Will any man say that these may not have baptism who have been given the Holy Spirit as we have?

  • John 5:32-33
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    32 There is another who gives witness about me and I am certain that the witness he gives about me is true.

    33 You sent to John and he gave true witness.

  • Acts 1:8
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    8 But you will have power, when the Holy Spirit has come on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem and all Judaea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.

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    37 Now when these words came to their ears their hearts were troubled, and they said to Peter and the other Apostles, Brothers, what are we to do?

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    16 And the words of the Lord came into my mind, how he said, The baptism of John was with water, but you will have baptism with the Holy Spirit.

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    22 And it is he who has put his stamp on us, even the Spirit, as the sign in our hearts of the coming glory.

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    16 The Spirit is witness with our spirit that we are children of God: