From 8f51474436adf8f72db5c067c495c55b0623eba3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: JohnH Date: Fri, 27 Mar 2020 14:49:59 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Applied Jean's edits --- articles/testify.md | 7 ++++--- 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/articles/testify.md b/articles/testify.md index 9cccd05..534d171 100644 --- a/articles/testify.md +++ b/articles/testify.md @@ -1,7 +1,8 @@ # Testify (Testimony) -When a person gives a “testimony,” the person says what that person knows about something. The person also says that what he is saying is the truth. +When a person gives a “testimony,” they tell other people the things they know about something. The person also says that the things they are saying are true. + +To “testify” is to give “testimony.” At a trial, a witness testifies about something they saw or experienced. A witness who gives “false testimony” does not say true things about what they saw or experienced. -To “testify” is to give “testimony.” At a trial, a witness testifies about something the witness saw or experienced personally. A witness who gives “false testimony” does not tell the truth about what the witness saw or experienced. See: [Ancient Trials (Lawsuit)](../articles/ancienttrials.md) @@ -9,6 +10,6 @@ See: [Ancient Trials (Lawsuit)](../articles/ancienttrials.md) In the Old Testament, the ark of the covenant was also called the ark of the testimony (see: Exodus 25:22). The ark was called this because inside of it were the stones on which the Ten Commandments were written. The Ten Commandments were God’s testimony or decree to the Israelites that he was making a covenant with them (see: Exodus 16:34; 25:16). -In the New Testament, the words “testify” and “testimony” were often used to talk about how Jesus’ followers spoke the truth about the events of Jesus’ life, death, and resurrection (see: John 1:32-34; 2 Timothy 1:8; Revelation 1:2, 9). +In the New Testament, the words “testify” and “testimony” were often used to talk about the things Jesus’ followers said about him. They spoke the truth about the things that happened in Jesus’ life, death, and resurrection (see: John 1:32-34; 2 Timothy 1:8; Revelation 1:2, 9). See: [Witness (Martyr)](../articles/witness.md); [Ark of the Covenant](../articles/arkcovenant.md); Ten Commandments; [Israel](../articles/israel.md);[Covenant](../articles/covenant.md)