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“You shall not give false testimony against your neighbor.
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“Do not follow the crowd in doing wrong. When you give testimony in a lawsuit, do not pervert justice by siding with the crowd,
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“‘Anyone who kills a person is to be put to death as a murderer only on the testimony of witnesses. But no one is to be put to death on the testimony of only one witness.
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“You shall not give false testimony against your neighbor.
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On the testimony of two or three witnesses a person is to be put to death, but no one is to be put to death on the testimony of only one witness.
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Witnesses
One witness is not enough to convict anyone accused of any crime or offense they may have committed. A matter must be established by the testimony of two or three witnesses.
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The judges must make a thorough investigation, and if the witness proves to be a liar, giving false testimony against a fellow Israelite,
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Like a club or a sword or a sharp arrow is one who gives false testimony against a neighbor.
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Bind up this testimony of warning and seal up God’s instruction among my disciples.
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Consult God’s instruction and the testimony of warning. If anyone does not speak according to this word, they have no light of dawn.
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those who with a word make someone out to be guilty, who ensnare the defender in court and with false testimony deprive the innocent of justice.
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The Genealogy of Jesus the Messiah
This is the genealogy of Jesus the Messiah the son of David, the son of Abraham:
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and Jacob the father of Joseph, the husband of Mary, and Mary was the mother of Jesus who is called the Messiah.
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Joseph Accepts Jesus as His Son
This is how the birth of Jesus the Messiah came about: His mother Mary was pledged to be married to Joseph, but before they came together, she was found to be pregnant through the Holy Spirit.
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She will give birth to a son, and you are to give him the name Jesus, because he will save his people from their sins.”
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But he did not consummate their marriage until she gave birth to a son. And he gave him the name Jesus.
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The Magi Visit the Messiah
After Jesus was born in Bethlehem in Judea, during the time of King Herod, Magi from the east came to Jerusalem
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The Baptism of Jesus
Then Jesus came from Galilee to the Jordan to be baptized by John.
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Jesus replied, “Let it be so now; it is proper for us to do this to fulfill all righteousness.” Then John consented.
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As soon as Jesus was baptized, he went up out of the water. At that moment heaven was opened, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and alighting on him.
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Jesus Is Tested in the Wilderness
Then Jesus was led by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil.
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Jesus answered, “It is written: ‘Man shall not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God.’”
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Jesus answered him, “It is also written: ‘Do not put the Lord your God to the test.’”
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Jesus said to him, “Away from me, Satan! For it is written: ‘Worship the Lord your God, and serve him only.’”
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Jesus Begins to Preach
When Jesus heard that John had been put in prison, he withdrew to Galilee.
