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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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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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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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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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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John 8:17-18
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17 In your law it is written that the testimony of two witnesses is valid.(A) 18 I testify on my own behalf, and the Father who sent me testifies on my behalf.”(B)
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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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John 7:51
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51 “Our law does not judge people without first giving them a hearing to find out what they are doing, does it?”(A)
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Deuteronomy 17:6-7
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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) 7 The hands of the witnesses shall be the first raised against the person to execute the death penalty and afterward the hands of all the people. So you shall purge the evil from your midst.(B)
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Numbers 35:16
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Concerning Murder and Blood Revenge
16 “But anyone who strikes another with an iron object, and death ensues, is a murderer; the murderer shall be put to death.(A)
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