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Deuteronomy 19:15

Deuteronomy chapter 19 · verse 15 in three public-domain English translations with cross-references

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

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.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

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.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

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.

Context

v.14Thou shalt not remove thy neighbor’s landmark, which they of old time have set, in thine inheritance which thou shalt inherit, in the land that Jehovah thy God giveth thee to possess it.

v.15This passage

v.16If an unrighteous witness rise up against any man to testify against him of wrong-doing,

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • 1 Kings 21:13

    And the two men, the base fellows, came in and sat before him: and the base fellows 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 to death with stones.

  • Hebrews 10:28

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

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • Matthew 26:60

    and they found it not, though many false witnesses came. But afterward came two,

  • Numbers 35:30

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