³⁰ “‘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.^(A)

²⁸ Anyone who rejected the law of Moses died without mercy on the testimony of two or three witnesses.^(A)

¹⁶ But if they will not listen, take one or two others along, so that ‘every matter may be established by the testimony of two or three witnesses.’^[a](A)

Witnesses

¹⁵ 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.^(A)

Final Warnings

13 This will be my third visit to you.^(A) “Every matter must be established by the testimony of two or three witnesses.”^[a](B)

¹⁹ Do not entertain an accusation against an elder^(A) unless it is brought by two or three witnesses.^(B)

¹⁷ In your own Law it is written that the testimony of two witnesses is true.^{(A) 18} I am one who testifies for myself; my other witness is the Father, who sent me.”^(B)

³ And I will appoint my two witnesses,^(A) and they will prophesy for 1,260 days,^(B) clothed in sackcloth.”^(C)

⁵¹ “Does our law condemn a man without first hearing him to find out what he has been doing?”

⁶ 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.^{(A) 7} The hands of the witnesses must be the first in putting that person to death,^(B) and then the hands of all the people.^(C) You must purge the evil^(D) from among you.