Fixes about witness and testimony

44-JHN.usfm

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 \v 12 Again Jesus spoke to them, saying, "I am the light of the world; he who follows me will not walk in the darkness but will have the light of life."
-\v 13 The Pharisees said to him, "You bear witness about yourself; your witness is not true."
+\v 13 The Pharisees said to him, "You testify about yourself; your testimony is not true."
 
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-\v 14 Jesus answered and said to them, "Even if I bear witness about myself, my witness is true. I know where I came from and where I am going, but you do not know where I came from or where I am going.
+\v 14 Jesus answered and said to them, "Even if I testify about myself, my testimony is true. I know where I came from and where I am going, but you do not know where I came from or where I am going.
 \v 15 You judge according the flesh; I judge no one.
 \v 16 Yet if I judge, my judgment is true because I am not alone, but I am with the Father who sent me.
 
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 \v 17 Yes, and in your law it is written that the testimony of two men is true.
-\v 18 I am he who bears witness about myself, and the Father who sent me bears witness about me."
+\v 18 I am he who testifies about myself, and the Father who sent me testifies about me."
 
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 \v 19 They said to him, "Where is your father?" Jesus answered, "You know neither me nor my Father; if you had known me, you would have known my Father also."
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 \v 36 Jesus answered, "My kingdom is not of this world. If my kingdom were part of this world, then my servants would fight so that I would not be given over to the Jews. But now my kingdom is not from here."
-\v 37 Pilate then said to him, "Are you a king then?" Jesus answered, "You say that I am a king. For this purpose I have been born, and for this purpose I have come into the world, so that I would bear witness to the truth. Everyone who belongs to the truth listens to my voice."
+\v 37 Pilate then said to him, "Are you a king then?" Jesus answered, "You say that I am a king. For this purpose I have been born, and for this purpose I have come into the world, to testify to the truth. Everyone who belongs to the truth listens to my voice."
 
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 \v 38 Pilate said to him, "What is truth?" When he had said this, he went out again to the Jews and said to them, "I find no guilt in this man.

45-ACT.usfm

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 \v 42 He commanded us to proclaim to the people and to testify that this is the one who has been chosen by God to be the Judge of the living and the dead.
-\v 43 It is to him that all the prophets bear witness, so that everyone who believes in him shall receive forgiveness of sins through his name."
+\v 43 It is to him that all the prophets testify, so that everyone who believes in him shall receive forgiveness of sins through his name."
 
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-\v 11 The following night the Lord stood beside him and said, "Do not be afraid, for as you have testified about me in Jerusalem, so you must also bear witness in Rome."
+\v 11 The following night the Lord stood beside him and said, "Do not be afraid, for as you have testified about me in Jerusalem, so you must also testify in Rome."
 
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48-2CO.usfm

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-\v 23 Instead, I call God to bear witness for me that the reason I did not come to Corinth was so that I might spare you.
+\v 23 But I call God as my witness that the reason I did not come to Corinth was so that I might spare you.
 \v 24 This is not because we are trying to control what your faith should be. Instead, we are working with you for your joy, as you stand in your faith.
 
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 \v 2 During a great test of affliction, the abundance of their joy and the extremity of their poverty have produced great riches of generosity.
 
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-\v 3 For I bear witness that they gave as much as they were able, and even beyond what they were able, and of their own free will
+\v 3 For I testify that they gave as much as they were able, and even beyond what they were able, and of their own free will
 \v 4 they urgently pleaded with us for the privilege of sharing in this service to God's holy people.
 \v 5 This did not happen as we had hoped, but they first gave themselves to the Lord and then to us by the will of God. 
 

52-COL.usfm

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 \v 12 Epaphras greets you. He is one of you and a slave of Christ Jesus. He always strives for you in prayer, so that you may stand complete and fully assured in all the will of God.
-\v 13 For I bear witness of him, that he works hard for you, for those in Laodicea, and for those in Hierapolis.
+\v 13 For I can testify that he works hard for you, for those in Laodicea, and for those in Hierapolis.
 \v 14 Luke the beloved physician and Demas greet you.
 
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63-1JN.usfm

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 \v 1 That which was from the beginning—which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have looked at and our hands have touched—concerning the Word of life.
-\v 2 Also, the life was made known, and we have seen it, and we bear witness to it. We are announcing to you the eternal life, which was with the Father, and which has been made known to us.
+\v 2 Also, the life was made known, and we have seen it, and testify to it. We are announcing to you the eternal life, which was with the Father, and which has been made known to us.
 
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 \v 3 That which we have seen and heard we declare also to you, so you also will have fellowship with us. Our fellowship is with the Father and with his Son, Jesus Christ.
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 \v 11 Beloved, if God so loved us, we also should love one another.
 \v 12 No one has ever seen God. If we love one another, God remains in us, and his love is perfected in us.
 \v 13 By this we know that we remain in him and he in us, because he has given us some of his Spirit.
-\v 14 Also, we have seen and have borne witness that the Father has sent the Son to be the Savior of the world.
+\v 14 Also, we have seen and testify that the Father has sent the Son to be the Savior of the world.
 
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 \v 15 Whoever confesses that Jesus is the Son of God, God remains in him and he in God.
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 \v 6 This is the one who came by water and blood: Jesus Christ. He came not only by water, but also by water and blood.
-\v 7 For there are three who bear witness:
+\v 7 For there are three that testify:
 \v 8 the Spirit, the water, and the blood. These three are in agreement.
 \f + \ft Some important and ancient Greek copies read, \fqa For there are three that bear witness in heaven: the Father, the Word, and the Holy Spirit. These three are one; and there are three that bear witness on earth: the Spirit, the water, and the blood; and these three are as one \fqa* . However, the best copies do not have this reading. \f*
 
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-\v 9 If we receive the witness of men, the witness of God is greater. For the testimony of God is this, that he has borne witness concerning his Son.
+\v 9 If we receive the testimony of men, the testimony of God is greater. For this is the testimony of God, that he has testified concerning his Son.
 \v 10 Anyone who believes in the Son of God has the testimony in himself. Anyone who does not believe God has made him out to be a liar, because he has not believed the witness that God has given concerning his Son.
 
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-\v 11 And the witness is this: God gave us eternal life, and this life is in his Son.
+\v 11 And the testimony is this: God gave us eternal life, and this life is in his Son.
 \v 12 The one who has the Son has life. The one who does not have the Son of God does not have life.
 
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65-3JN.usfm

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 \v 11 Beloved, do not imitate what is evil but what is good. The one who does good is of God; the evildoer has not seen God.
-\v 12 Demetrius is borne witness to by all and by the truth itself. We also bear witness, and you know that our testimony is true.
+\v 12 Demetrius received a good testimony from everyone and by the truth itself. We also testify about him, and you know that our testimony is true.
 
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