⌞The Lord continued,⌟ “Never spread false rumors. Don’t join forces with wicked people by giving false testimony.

“Whoever kills another person will be put to death as a murderer only on the testimony of more than one witness. No one can be put to death on the testimony of only one witness.

The person can only be sentenced to death on the testimony of two or three witnesses, but no one should ever be sentenced to death on the testimony of only one witness.

One witness is never enough to convict someone of a crime, offense, or sin he may have committed. Cases must be settled based on the testimony of two or three witnesses.

“Order the priests who carry the ark of the testimony to come out of the Jordan River.”

The teachings of the Lord are perfect. They renew the soul. The testimony of the Lord is dependable. It makes gullible people wise.

⌞Like⌟ a club and a sword and a sharp arrow, ⌞so⌟ is a person who gives false testimony against his neighbor.

Don’t even think of doing evil to each other. Don’t enjoy false testimony. I hate all these things, declares the Lord.

“Which commandments?” the man asked. Jesus said, “Never murder. Never commit adultery. Never steal. Never give false testimony.

“This Good News about the kingdom will be spread throughout the world as a testimony to all nations. Then the end will come.

The chief priests and the whole council were searching for false testimony to use against Jesus in order to execute him.

But they did not find any, although many came forward with false testimony. At last two men came forward.

You know the commandments: Never murder. Never commit adultery. Never steal. Never give false testimony. Never cheat. Honor your father and mother.”

The chief priests and the whole Jewish council were searching for some testimony against Jesus in order to execute him. But they couldn’t find any.

Many gave false testimony against him, but their statements did not agree.

Then some men stood up and gave false testimony against him. They said,

But their testimony did not agree even on this point.

You know the commandments: Never commit adultery. Never murder. Never steal. Never give false testimony. Honor your father and your mother.”

Then they said, “Why do we need any more testimony? We’ve heard him say it ourselves.”

But I don’t depend on human testimony. I’m telling you this to save you.

But I have something that testifies more favorably on my behalf than John’s testimony. The tasks that the Father gave me to carry out, these tasks which I perform, testify on my behalf. They prove that the Father has sent me.

The Pharisees said to him, “You testify on your own behalf, so your testimony isn’t true.”

Jesus replied to them, “Even if I testify on my own behalf, my testimony is true because I know where I came from and where I’m going. However, you don’t know where I came from or where I’m going.

Your own teachings say that the testimony of two people is true.

and saw the Lord. He told me, ‘Hurry! Get out of Jerusalem immediately. The people here won’t accept your testimony about me.’