Deuteronomy 17:6 - New Revised Standard Version

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.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

⁶ At the mouth of two witnesses, or three witnesses, shall he that is worthy of death be put to death; but at the mouth of one witness he shall not be put to death.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁶ On the evidence of two or three witnesses he who is worthy of death shall be put to death; he shall not be put to death on the evidence of one witness.

American Standard Version (1901)

⁶ At the mouth of two witnesses, or three witnesses, shall he that is to die be put to death; at the mouth of one witness he shall not be put to death.

Common English Bible

⁶ Capital punishment must be decided by two or three witnesses. No one may be executed on the basis of only one testimony.

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁶ By the mouth of two or three witnesses, he who is to be put to death shall perish. Let no one be killed with only one person speaking testimony against him.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

⁶ By the mouth of two or three witnesses shall he die that is to be slain. Let no man be put to death, when only one beareth witness against him.

Deuteronomy 17:6 Cross References

Numbers 35:30

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.

Matthew 18:16

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.

John 7:51

“Our law does not judge people without first giving them a hearing to find out what they are doing, does it?”

2 Corinthians 13:1

This is the third time I am coming to you. “Any charge must be sustained by the evidence of two or three witnesses.”

Deuteronomy 19:15

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.

1 Timothy 5:19

Never accept any accusation against an elder except on the evidence of two or three witnesses.

Hebrews 10:28

Anyone who has violated the law of Moses dies without mercy “on the testimony of two or three witnesses.”