Deuteronomy 19:15 - Revised Version with Apocrypha 1895

¹⁵ One witness shall not rise up against a man for any iniquity, or for any sin, in any sin that he sinneth: at the mouth of two witnesses, or at the mouth of three witnesses, shall a matter be established.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹⁵ One witness shall not rise up against a man for any iniquity, or for any sin, in any sin that he sinneth: at the mouth of two witnesses, or at the mouth of three witnesses, shall the matter be established.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹⁵ One witness shall not prevail against a man for any crime or any wrong in connection with any sin he commits; only on the testimony of two or three witnesses shall a charge be established.

American Standard Version (1901)

¹⁵ One witness shall not rise up against a man for any iniquity, or for any sin, in any sin that he sinneth: at the mouth of two witnesses, or at the mouth of three witnesses, shall a matter be established.

Common English Bible

¹⁵ A solitary witness against someone in any crime, wrongdoing, or in any sort of misdeed that might be done is not sufficient. The decision must stand by two or three witnesses.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹⁵ One witness shall not stand against another, no matter what the sin or outrage may be. For every word shall stand by the mouth of two or three witnesses.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

¹⁵ One witness shall not rise up against any man, whatsoever the sin or wickedness be. But in the mouth of two or three witnesses every word shall stand.

Deuteronomy 19:15 Cross References

1 Kings 21:10

and set two men, sons of Belial, before him, and let them bear witness against him, saying, Thou didst curse God and the king. And then carry him out, and stone him, that he die.

1 Kings 21:13

And the two men, sons of Belial, came in and sat before him: and the men of Belial bare witness against him, even against Naboth, in the presence of the people, saying, Naboth did curse God and the king. Then they carried him forth out of the city, and stoned him with stones, that he died.

Numbers 35:30

Whoso killeth any person, the manslayer shall be slain at the mouth of witnesses: but one witness shall not testify against any person that he die.

Matthew 18:16

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.

John 7:51

Doth our law judge a man, except it first hear from himself and know what he doeth?

John 8:17

Yea and in your law it is written, that the witness of two men is true.

2 Corinthians 13:1

This is the third time I am coming to you. At the mouth of two witnesses or three shall every word be established.

Deuteronomy 17:6

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.

1 Timothy 5:19

Against an elder receive not an accusation, except at the mouth of two or three witnesses.

Hebrews 10:28

A man that hath set at nought Moses' law dieth without compassion on the word of two or three witnesses: