Deuteronomy 17:6

Easy To Read Version

But a person should not be punished with death if only one witness says that person did the evil thing. But if two or three witnesses say it is true, then the person must be killed.

Cross References

Numbers 35:30

“A killer should be put to death as a murderer only if there are witnesses. No person can be put to death if there is only one witness.

Matthew 18:16

But if that person refuses to listen, then go to him again and bring one or two people with you. Then there will be two or three other people that will be able to tell all that happened. {\cf2\super [253]}

John 7:51

“Our law will not let us judge a person without hearing him. We cannot judge him until we know what he has done.”

2 Corinthians 13:1

I will come to you again. This will be the third time. And remember, “For every complaint there must be two or three people to say that they know it is true.” {\cf2\super [48]}

Deuteronomy 19:15

“If a person is accused of doing something against the law, one witness is not enough to prove that the person is guilty. There must be two or three witnesses to prove that the person really did wrong.

1 Timothy 5:19

Don’t listen to a person who accuses an elder. {\cf2\super [31]} You should listen to that person only if there are two or three other people who can say what the elder did wrong.

Hebrews 10:28

Any person who refused to obey the law of Moses was found guilty from the proof given by two or three witnesses. That person was not forgiven. He was killed.