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Exodus 23:1
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Exodus 23:1
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A Call for Justice
23 “You must not pass along false rumors. You must not cooperate with evil people by lying on the witness stand.
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Exodus 23:1
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Exodus 23:1
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Laws of Justice and Mercy
23 “Do not spread false reports.(A) Do not help a guilty person by being a malicious witness.(B)
Exodus 23:1
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Exodus 23:1
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23 Thou shalt not raise a false report: put not thine hand with the wicked to be an unrighteous witness.
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Psalm 101:5
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Psalm 101:5
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5 I will not tolerate people who slander their neighbors.
I will not endure conceit and pride.
Psalm 101:5
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Psalm 101:5
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Psalm 101:5
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Psalm 101:5
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5 Whoso privily slandereth his neighbour, him will I cut off: him that hath an high look and a proud heart will not I suffer.
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Proverbs 19:5
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Proverbs 19:5
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5 A false witness will not go unpunished,
nor will a liar escape.
Proverbs 19:5
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Proverbs 19:5
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Proverbs 19:5
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Proverbs 19:5
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5 A false witness shall not be unpunished, and he that speaketh lies shall not escape.
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Psalm 35:11
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Psalm 35:11
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11 Malicious witnesses testify against me.
They accuse me of crimes I know nothing about.
Psalm 35:11
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Psalm 35:11
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11 Ruthless witnesses(A) come forward;
they question me on things I know nothing about.
Psalm 35:11
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Psalm 35:11
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11 False witnesses did rise up; they laid to my charge things that I knew not.
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Matthew 26:59-61
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Matthew 26:59-61
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59 Inside, the leading priests and the entire high council[a] were trying to find witnesses who would lie about Jesus, so they could put him to death. 60 But even though they found many who agreed to give false witness, they could not use anyone’s testimony. Finally, two men came forward 61 who declared, “This man said, ‘I am able to destroy the Temple of God and rebuild it in three days.’”
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- 26:59 Greek the Sanhedrin.
Matthew 26:59-61
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Matthew 26:59-61
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59 The chief priests and the whole Sanhedrin(A) were looking for false evidence against Jesus so that they could put him to death. 60 But they did not find any, though many false witnesses(B) came forward.
Finally two(C) came forward 61 and declared, “This fellow said, ‘I am able to destroy the temple of God and rebuild it in three days.’”(D)
Matthew 26:59-61
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Matthew 26:59-61
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59 Now the chief priests, and elders, and all the council, sought false witness against Jesus, to put him to death;
60 But found none: yea, though many false witnesses came, yet found they none. At the last came two false witnesses,
61 And said, This fellow said, I am able to destroy the temple of God, and to build it in three days.
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Exodus 20:16
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Exodus 20:16
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16 “You must not testify falsely against your neighbor.
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Exodus 20:16
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Exodus 20:16
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Exodus 20:16
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Exodus 20:16
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16 Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour.
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Deuteronomy 19:16-21
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Deuteronomy 19:16-21
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16 “If a malicious witness comes forward and accuses someone of a crime, 17 then both the accuser and accused must appear before the Lord by coming to the priests and judges in office at that time. 18 The judges must investigate the case thoroughly. If the accuser has brought false charges against his fellow Israelite, 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. 20 Then the rest of the people will hear about it and be afraid to do such an evil thing. 21 You must show no pity for the guilty! Your rule should be life for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot.
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Deuteronomy 19:16-21
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Deuteronomy 19:16-21
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16 If a malicious witness(A) takes the stand to accuse someone of a crime, 17 the two people involved in the dispute must stand in the presence of the Lord before the priests and the judges(B) who are in office at the time. 18 The judges must make a thorough investigation,(C) and if the witness proves to be a liar, giving false testimony against a fellow Israelite, 19 then do to the false witness as that witness intended to do to the other party.(D) You must purge the evil from among you. 20 The rest of the people will hear of this and be afraid,(E) and never again will such an evil thing be done among you. 21 Show no pity:(F) life for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot.(G)
Deuteronomy 19:16-21
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Deuteronomy 19:16-21
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16 If a false witness rise up against any man to testify against him that which is wrong;
17 Then both the men, between whom the controversy is, shall stand before the Lord, before the priests and the judges, which shall be in those days;
18 And the judges shall make diligent inquisition: and, behold, if the witness be a false witness, and hath testified falsely against his brother;
19 Then shall ye do unto him, as he had thought to have done unto his brother: so shalt thou put the evil away from among you.
20 And those which remain shall hear, and fear, and shall henceforth commit no more any such evil among you.
21 And thine eye shall not pity; but life shall go for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot.
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Deuteronomy 5:20
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Deuteronomy 5:20
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20 “You must not testify falsely against your neighbor.
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Deuteronomy 5:20
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Deuteronomy 5:20
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20 “You shall not give false testimony against your neighbor.(A)
Deuteronomy 5:20
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Deuteronomy 5:20
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20 Neither shalt thou bear false witness against thy neighbour.
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Leviticus 19:16
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Leviticus 19:16
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16 “Do not spread slanderous gossip among your people.[a]
“Do not stand idly by when your neighbor’s life is threatened. I am the Lord.
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- 19:16 Hebrew Do not act as a merchant toward your own people.
Leviticus 19:16
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Leviticus 19:16
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16 “‘Do not go about spreading slander(A) among your people.
“‘Do not do anything that endangers your neighbor’s life.(B) I am the Lord.
Leviticus 19:16
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Leviticus 19:16
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16 Thou shalt not go up and down as a talebearer among thy people: neither shalt thou stand against the blood of thy neighbour; I am the Lord.
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