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.
Matthew 18:16 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021 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. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 But if he will not hear thee, then take with thee one or two more, that in the mouth of two or three witnesses every word may be established. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition But if he does not listen, take along with you one or two others, so that every word may be confirmed and upheld by the testimony of two or three witnesses. American Standard Version (1901) But if he hear thee not, take with thee one or two more, that at the mouth of two witnesses or three every word may be established. Common English Bible But if they won’t listen, take with you one or two others so that every word may be established by the mouth of two or three witnesses. Catholic Public Domain Version But if he will not listen you, invite with you one or two more, so that every word may stand by the mouth of two or three witnesses. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And if he will not hear thee, take with thee one or two more: that in the mouth of two or three witnesses every word may stand. |
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.
“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.
This is the third time I am coming to you. “Any charge must be sustained by the evidence of two or three witnesses.”
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 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.
Never accept any accusation against an elder except on the evidence of two or three witnesses.
Anyone who has violated the law of Moses dies without mercy “on the testimony of two or three witnesses.”
And I will grant my two witnesses authority to prophesy for one thousand two hundred sixty days, wearing sackcloth.”