⁷ The witnesses must throw the first stones, and then all the people may join in. In this way, you will purge the evil from among you.

⁹ You must put them to death! Strike the first blow yourself, and then all the people must join in.

¹³ God will judge those on the outside; but as the Scriptures say, “You must remove the evil person from among you.”^[a]

¹² Anyone arrogant enough to reject the verdict of the judge or of the priest who represents the Lord your God must die. In this way you will purge the evil from Israel.

⁵ The false prophets or visionaries who try to lead you astray must be put to death, for they encourage rebellion against the Lord your God, who redeemed you from slavery and brought you out of the land of Egypt. Since they try to lead you astray from the way the Lord your God commanded you to live, you must put them to death. In this way you will purge the evil from among you.

⁵⁸ and dragged him out of the city and began to stone him. His accusers took off their coats and laid them at the feet of a young man named Saul.^[a]

⁵⁹ As they stoned him, Stephen prayed, “Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.”

¹³ Give up those evil men, those troublemakers from Gibeah, so we can execute them and purge Israel of this evil.”

But the people of Benjamin would not listen.

⁷ “If anyone kidnaps a fellow Israelite and treats him as a slave or sells him, the kidnapper must die. In this way, you will purge the evil from among you.

¹⁹ you must impose on the accuser the sentence he intended for the other person. In this way, you will purge such evil from among you.