Matthew 18:16
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16 But if you are not listened to, take one or two others along with you, so that every word may be confirmed by the evidence of two or three witnesses.(A)
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Deuteronomy 19:15
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Law concerning Witnesses
15 “A single witness shall not suffice to convict a person of any crime or wrongdoing in connection with any offense that may be committed. Only on the evidence of two or three witnesses shall a charge be sustained.(A)
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1 Timothy 5:19
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19 Never accept any accusation against an elder except on the evidence of two or three witnesses.
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2 Corinthians 13:1
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Further Warning
13 This is the third time I am coming to you. “Any charge must be sustained by the evidence of two or three witnesses.”(A)
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John 8:17
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17 In your law it is written that the testimony of two witnesses is valid.(A)
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Hebrews 10:28
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28 Anyone who has violated the law of Moses dies without mercy “on the testimony of two or three witnesses.”(A)
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Deuteronomy 17:6
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6 On the evidence of two or three witnesses the death sentence shall be executed; a person must not be put to death on the evidence of only one witness.(A)
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Numbers 35:30
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30 “If anyone kills another, the murderer shall be put to death on the evidence of witnesses, but no one shall be put to death on the testimony of a single witness.(A)
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1 Kings 21:13
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13 The two scoundrels came in and sat opposite him, and the scoundrels 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.(A)
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1 John 5:7-8
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7 There are three that testify:[a](A) 8 the Spirit and the water and the blood, and these three agree.
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- 5.7 Other ancient authorities read (with variations)
There are three that testify in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Spirit, and these three are one. And there are three that testify on earth:
Revelation 11:3
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3 And I will grant my two witnesses authority to prophesy for one thousand two hundred sixty days, wearing sackcloth.”(A)
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