Matthew 18:16
But if he does not listen, take one or two others with you, so that at the testimony of two or three witnesses every matter may be established.
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Referenced Verses
- Deut 19:15 : 15 A single witness may not testify against another person for any trespass or sin that he commits. A matter may be legally established only on the testimony of two or three witnesses.
- John 8:17 : 17 It is written in your law that the testimony of two men is true.
- 2 Cor 13:1 : 1 Paul’s Third Visit to Corinth This is the third time I am coming to visit you. By the testimony of two or three witnesses every matter will be established.
- 1 Tim 5:19 : 19 Do not accept an accusation against an elder unless it can be confirmed by two or three witnesses.
- Heb 10:28 : 28 Someone who rejected the law of Moses was put to death without mercy on the testimony of two or three witnesses.
- Num 35:30 : 30 “Whoever kills any person, the murderer must be put to death by the testimony of witnesses, but one witness cannot testify against any person to cause him to be put to death.
- Deut 17:6 : 6 At the testimony of two or three witnesses they must be executed. They cannot be put to death on the testimony of only one witness.
- 1 Kgs 21:13 : 13 The two villains arrived and sat opposite him. Then the villains testified against Naboth right before the people, saying,“Naboth cursed God and the king.” So they dragged him outside the city and stoned him to death.
- 1 John 5:7-8 : 7 For there are three that testify, 8 the Spirit and the water and the blood, and these three are in agreement.
- Rev 11:3 : 3 And I will grant my two witnesses authority to prophesy for 1,260 days, dressed in sackcloth.”
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- Matt 18:17-204 verses85%
17 If he refuses to listen to them, tell it to the church. If he refuses to listen to the church, treat him like a Gentile or a tax collector.
18 “I tell you the truth, whatever you bind on earth will have been bound in heaven, and whatever you release on earth will have been released in heaven.
19 Again, I tell you the truth, if two of you on earth agree about whatever you ask, my Father in heaven will do it for you.
20 For where two or three are assembled in my name, I am there among them.”
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15 Restoring Christian Relationships“If your brother sins, go and show him his fault when the two of you are alone. If he listens to you, you have regained your brother.
- Deut 19:15-195 verses79%
15 A single witness may not testify against another person for any trespass or sin that he commits. A matter may be legally established only on the testimony of two or three witnesses.
16 If a false witness testifies against another person and accuses him of a crime,
17 then both parties to the controversy must stand before the LORD, that is, before the priests and judges who will be in office in those days.
18 The judges will thoroughly investigate the matter, and if the witness should prove to be false and to have given false testimony against the accused,
19 you must do to him what he had intended to do to the accused. In this way you will purge evil from among you.
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1 Paul’s Third Visit to Corinth This is the third time I am coming to visit you. By the testimony of two or three witnesses every matter will be established.
- Deut 17:6-83 verses76%
6 At the testimony of two or three witnesses they must be executed. They cannot be put to death on the testimony of only one witness.
7 The witnesses must be first to begin the execution, and then all the people are to join in afterward. In this way you will purge evil from among you.
8 Appeal to a Higher Court If a matter is too difficult for you to judge– bloodshed, legal claim, or assault– matters of controversy in your villages– you must leave there and go up to the place the LORD your God chooses.
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19 Do not accept an accusation against an elder unless it can be confirmed by two or three witnesses.
- Luke 17:3-42 verses74%
3 Watch yourselves! If your brother sins, rebuke him. If he repents, forgive him.
4 Even if he sins against you seven times in a day, and seven times returns to you saying,‘I repent,’ you must forgive him.”
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17 It is written in your law that the testimony of two men is true.
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29 Two or three prophets should speak and the others should evaluate what is said.
- 2 Thess 3:14-152 verses70%
14 But if anyone does not obey our message through this letter, take note of him and do not associate closely with him, so that he may be ashamed.
15 Yet do not regard him as an enemy, but admonish him as a brother.
- Matt 5:23-253 verses69%
23 So then, if you bring your gift to the altar and there you remember that your brother has something against you,
24 leave your gift there in front of the altar. First go and be reconciled to your brother and then come and present your gift.
25 Reach agreement quickly with your accuser while on the way to court, or he may hand you over to the judge, and the judge hand you over to the warden, and you will be thrown into prison.
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58 As you are going with your accuser before the magistrate, make an effort to settle with him on the way, so that he will not drag you before the judge, and the judge hand you over to the officer, and the officer throw you into prison.
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1 Additional Sin Offering Regulations“‘When a person sins in that he hears a public curse against one who fails to testify and he is a witness(he either saw or knew what had happened) and he does not make it known, then he will bear his punishment for iniquity.
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20 Then you must recall the LORD’s instructions and the prophetic testimony of what would happen. Certainly they say such things because their minds are spiritually darkened.
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9 If we accept the testimony of men, the testimony of God is greater, because this is the testimony of God that he has testified concerning his Son.
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13 If it is torn in pieces, then he will bring it for evidence, and he will not have to pay for what was torn.
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6 Instead, does a Christian sue a Christian, and do this before unbelievers?
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5 Wherever they do not receive you, as you leave that town, shake the dust off your feet as a testimony against them.”
- Deut 25:2-32 verses67%
2 Then, if the guilty person is sentenced to a beating, the judge shall force him to lie down and be beaten in his presence with the number of blows his wicked behavior deserves.
3 The judge may sentence him to forty blows, but no more. If he is struck with more than these, you might view your fellow Israelite with contempt.
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19 My brothers and sisters, if anyone among you wanders from the truth and someone turns him back,
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35 So also my heavenly Father will do to you, if each of you does not forgive your brother from your heart.”
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12 Punishment of Community Idolatry Suppose you should hear in one of your cities, which the LORD your God is giving you as a place to live, that
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1 Lawsuits When any of you has a legal dispute with another, does he dare go to court before the unrighteous rather than before the saints?
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32 He testifies about what he has seen and heard, but no one accepts his testimony.
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9 If anyone has an ear, he had better listen!
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14 And if anyone will not welcome you or listen to your message, shake the dust off your feet as you leave that house or that town.
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21 Now if you say to yourselves,‘How can we tell that a message is not from the LORD?’–
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3 Do two walk together without having met?
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8 “If they do not believe you or pay attention to the former sign, then they may believe the latter sign.
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15 The one who has ears had better listen!
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41 And if anyone forces you to go one mile, go with him two.
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1 Support One Another Brothers and sisters, if a person is discovered in some sin, you who are spiritual restore such a person in a spirit of gentleness. Pay close attention to yourselves, so that you are not tempted too.
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15 because you will be his witness to all people of what you have seen and heard.
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27 If someone speaks in a tongue, it should be two, or at the most three, one after the other, and someone must interpret.
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56 Many gave false testimony against him, but their testimony did not agree.