“Don’t tell lies against other people. If you are a witness in court, then don’t agree to help a bad person tell lies.
John 7:51 - Easy To Read Version “Our law will not let us judge a person without hearing him. We cannot judge him until we know what he has done.” Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Doth our law judge any man, before it hear him, and know what he doeth? Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Does our Law convict a man without giving him a hearing and finding out what he has done? American Standard Version (1901) Doth our law judge a man, except it first hear from himself and know what he doeth? Common English Bible “Our Law doesn’t judge someone without first hearing him and learning what he is doing, does it?” Catholic Public Domain Version "Does our law judge a man, unless it has first heard him and has known what he has done?" Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Doth our law judge any man, unless it first hear him, and know what he doth? |
“Don’t tell lies against other people. If you are a witness in court, then don’t agree to help a bad person tell lies.
You should let other people finish speaking before you try to answer them. That way you won’t be embarrassed and appear foolish.
“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.
Paul said to Ananias, “God will hit you too! You are like a \{dirty\} wall that has been painted white! You sit there and judge me, using the law \{of Moses\}. But you are telling them to hit me, and that is against the law \{of Moses\}.”
When you judge, you must not think that one person is more important than another person. You must judge every person the same. Don’t be afraid of anyone, because your decision is from God. But if there is a case too hard for you to judge, then bring it to me and I will judge it.’
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.