Laws Concerning Witnesses

15 “A single witness shall not suffice against a person for any crime or for any wrong in connection with any offense that he has committed. (A)Only on the evidence of two witnesses or of three witnesses shall a charge be established.

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Final Warnings

13 (A)This is the third time I am coming to you. Every charge must be established (B)by the evidence of two or three witnesses.

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(A)On the evidence of two witnesses or of three witnesses the one who is to die shall be put to death; a person shall not be put to death on the evidence of one witness.

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30 “If anyone kills a person, the murderer shall be put to death on the (A)evidence of witnesses. But no person shall be put to death on the testimony of one witness.

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28 (A)Anyone who has set aside the law of Moses dies without mercy (B)on the evidence of two or three witnesses.

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16 But if he does not listen, take one or two others along with you, that every charge may be established (A)by the evidence of two or three witnesses.

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19 Do not admit a charge against an elder except (A)on the evidence of two or three witnesses.

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17 (A)In your Law it is written that the testimony of two people is true.

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60 but they found none, (A)though many false witnesses came forward. At last (B)two came forward 61 and said, “This man said, (C)‘I am able to (D)destroy the temple of God, and to rebuild it in three days.’”

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13 And the two worthless men came in and sat opposite him. And the worthless men brought a charge against Naboth in the presence of the people, saying, “Naboth cursed God and the king.” So they took him outside the city and stoned him to death with stones.

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10 And set two (A)worthless men opposite him, and let them bring a charge against him, saying, (B)‘You have cursed[a] God and the king.’ Then take him out and stone him to death.”

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Kings 21:10 Hebrew blessed; also verse 13

And I will grant authority to my two witnesses, and they will prophesy for (A)1,260 days, (B)clothed in sackcloth.”

These are (C)the two olive trees and the two lampstands that stand before the Lord of the earth. And if anyone would harm them, (D)fire pours from their mouth and consumes their foes. If anyone would harm them, (E)this is how he is doomed to be killed. They have the power (F)to shut the sky, that no rain may fall during the days of their prophesying, and they have power over the waters to turn them into blood and (G)to strike the earth with every kind of plague, as often as they desire. And when they have finished their testimony, (H)the beast that rises from (I)the bottomless pit[a] (J)will make war on them and conquer them and kill them,

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Footnotes

  1. Revelation 11:7 Or the abyss

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