Witness

How Nave’s arranged it

• General scriptures concerningLeviticus 5:1Proverbs 18:17
• Qualified by oathExodus 22:11Numbers 5:19Numbers 5:211 Kings 8:311 Kings 8:32
• By laying hands on the accusedLeviticus 24:14
• Two necessary to establish a factNumbers 35:30Deuteronomy 17:6Deuteronomy 19:15Matthew 18:16John 8:172 Corinthians 13:11 Timothy 5:19Hebrews 10:28
• Required to throw the first stone in executing the sentenceDeuteronomy 13:9Deuteronomy 17:5–7Acts 7:58
• To the transfer of landGenesis 21:25–30Genesis 23:11Genesis 23:16–18Ruth 4:1–9Jeremiah 32:9–12Jeremiah 32:25Jeremiah 32:44
• To marriageRuth 4:10Ruth 4:11Isaiah 8:2Isaiah 8:3
• IncorruptiblePsalms 15:4
• Corrupted by moneyMatthew 28:11–15Acts 6:11Acts 6:13
• FIGURATIVE
• Of instruction in righteousnessRevelation 11:3
• See Courts

The passages, in Bible order (35)

The same references, sorted Genesis to Revelation. The first 16 are quoted in full; the rest are one click beneath them, book by book.

1. Genesis 21:25–30

   But when Abraham complained to Abimelech about a well that Abimelech’s servants had seized,

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   “And Abraham reproved Abimelech because of a well of water,....

   “Abraham reproved Abimelech - Wells were of great consequence in those hot countries, and especially where the flocks were numerous, because the water was scarce, and digging to find it was accompanied with much expense of time and labor.

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2. Genesis 23:11

   “No, my lord. Listen to me. I give you the field, and I give you the cave that is in it. I give it to you in the presence of my people. Bury your dead.”

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   “Nay, my lord, hear me,....

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3. Genesis 23:16–18

   Abraham agreed to Ephron’s terms and weighed out for him the price he had named in the hearing of the Hittites: four hundred shekels of silver, according to the standard of the merchants.

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   “And Abraham hearkened unto Ephron,....

   “Current with the merchant - עבר לסחר ober lassocher, passing to or with the traveler - such as was commonly used by those who traveled about with merchandise of any sort. The word signifies the same as hawker or peddler among us.

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4. Exodus 22:11

   an oath before the LORD shall be made between the parties to determine whether or not the man has taken his neighbor’s property. The owner must accept the oath and require no restitution.

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   “Then shall an oath of the Lord be between them both,....

   “An oath of the Lord be between them - So solemn and awful were all appeals to God considered in those ancient times, that it was taken for granted that the man was innocent who could by an oath appeal to the omniscient God that he had not put his hand to his neighbor’s goods. Since oaths have become multiplied, and since they have been administered on the most trifling occasions, their solemnity is gone, and their importance little regarded.

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5. Leviticus 5:1

   “If someone sins by failing to testify when he hears a public charge about something he has witnessed, whether he has seen it or learned of it, he shall bear the iniquity.

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   “Special occasions are mentioned on which sin-offerings are to be made with a particular confession of the offence for which atonement is sought Lev 5:5. Lev 5:1 Swearing - Adjuration. The case appears to be that of one who has been put upon his oath as a witness by a magistrate, and fails to utter all he has seen and heard (compare the marginal references. and Pro 29:24; Num 5:21). Lev 5:2-3 Hid from him - Either through forgetfulness or indifference, so that purification had been neglected.

   “And if a soul sin,....

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6. Leviticus 24:14

   “Take the blasphemer outside the camp, and have all who heard him lay their hands on his head; then have the whole assembly stone him.

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   “Bring forth him that hath cursed without the camp,....

   “Lay their hands upon his head - It was by this ceremony that the people who heard him curse bore their public testimony in order to his being fully convicted, for without this his punishment would not have been lawful. By this ceremony also they in effect said to the man, Thy blood be upon thy own head.

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7. Numbers 5:19

   And he is to put the woman under oath and say to her, ‘If no other man has slept with you and you have not gone astray and become defiled while under your husband’s authority, may you be immune to this bitter water that brings a curse.

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   “And the priest shall charge her by an oath,.... Or give her her oath: and say unto the woman, if no man hath lain with thee: besides her husband: and thou hast not gone aside to uncleanness with another instead of thy husband; which is but another phrase expressive of the same thing, the sin of adultery: be thou free from this bitter water that causeth the curse; if this is the case, it shall produce no bitter effects, or bring any curse upon thee.

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8. Numbers 5:21

   and the priest shall have the woman swear under the oath of the curse—‘then may the LORD make you an attested curse among your people by making your thigh shrivel and your belly swell.

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   “Then the priest shall charge the woman with an oath of cursing,....

   “The Lord make thee a curse and an oath - Let thy name and punishment be remembered and mentioned as an example and terror to all others. Like that mentioned Jer 29:22, Jer 29:23: “The Lord make thee like Zedekiah, and like Ahab, whom the king of Babylon roasted in the fire, because they have committed villany in Israel, and have committed adultery with their neighbors’ wives.” - Ainsworth.

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9. Numbers 35:30

   If anyone kills a person, the murderer is to be put to death on the testimony of the witnesses. But no one is to be put to death based on the testimony of a lone witness.

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   “But one witness shall not testify against any - This was a just and necessary provision. One may be mistaken, or so violently prejudiced as to impose even on his own judgment, or so wicked as to endeavor through malice to compass the life of his neighbor: but it is not likely that two or more should be of this kind; and even were they, their separate examination would lead to a discovery of the truth, and to their conviction.

   “Whoso killeth any person,....

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10. Deuteronomy 13:9

    Instead, you must surely kill him. Your hand must be the first against him to put him to death, and then the hands of all the people.

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    “Thou sayest it is further written, If thy hand or thy foot offend thee, cast them from thee. The meaning of this Moses foretold by the testimony of the Book of Deuteronomy, If thy brother, (for these are our eyes and our hands,) or thy …

    “But thou shalt surely kill him,....

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11. Deuteronomy 17:5–7

    you must bring out to your gates the man or woman who has done this evil thing, and you must stone that person to death.

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    “Thou shall bring forth that man or that woman which have committed the wicked thing,....

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12. Deuteronomy 17:6

    On the testimony of two or three witnesses a man shall be put to death, but he shall not be executed on the testimony of a lone witness.

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    "Two angels, however, appeared there." For just so many honorary companions were required by the Word of God, which usually prescribes "two witnesses." Moreover, the women, returning from the sepulcher and from this vision of the angels were foreseen by Isaiah, when he says, "Come, you women, who return from the vision"; that is, "come" to report the resurrection of the Lord.

    “At the mouth of two witnesses, or three witnesses, shall he that is worthy of death be put to death,.... The idolater found guilty was to be stoned; two witnesses were sufficient to prove a fact, if three the better, but, on the testimony of one, sentence might not be pronounced.

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13. Deuteronomy 19:15

    A lone witness is not sufficient to establish any wrongdoing or sin against a man, regardless of what offense he may have committed. A matter must be established by the testimony of two or three witnesses.

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    “[Christ] did then truly rise, and after he had risen, he was seen again by his disciples. And the twelve disciples were witnesses of his resurrection, testifying not with words meant to please but contending for the truth of the resurrection even unto torture and death. Further, "on the word of two or three witnesses every word may be confirmed," according to Scripture. There are twelve witnesses to the resurrection of Christ, and do you still disbelieve in the resurrection?

    “One witness shall not rise up against a man for any iniquity, or for any sin, in any sin that he sinneth,....

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14. Ruth 4:1–9

    Meanwhile, Boaz went to the gate and sat down there. Soon the kinsman-redeemer of whom he had spoken came along, and Boaz said, “Come over here, my friend, and sit down.” So he went over and sat down.

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    “The man was so virtuous that he did not rush into a marriage outside the law, but he spoke with his neighbors about the marriage. However, his words are also worthy of admiration. For his first words were not about the marriage but about the …

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15. Ruth 4:10

    Moreover, I have acquired Ruth the Moabitess, Mahlon’s widow, as my wife, to raise up the name of the deceased through his inheritance, so that his name will not disappear from among his brothers or from the gate of his home. You are witnesses today.”

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    “For, by the law, when a man died, the marriage bond with his wife was passed on to his brother or other male next of kin, in order that the seed of the brother or next of kin might renew the life of the house. And so it was that Ruth, though she was foreign-born, had possessed a husband of the Jewish people who had left a kinsman of near relation.

    “Moreover, Ruth the Moabitess, the wife of Mahlon, have I purchased to be my wife,.... Which was the condition on which the purchase of the land was, that whoever bought that should take her for his wife; nor did Boaz do evil in marrying her, though a Moabitess.

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16. Ruth 4:11

    “We are witnesses,” said the elders and all the people at the gate. “May the LORD make the woman entering your home like Rachel and Leah, who together built up the house of Israel. May you be prosperous in Ephrathah and famous in Bethlehem.

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    “The elders confirmed the marriage with a blessing, saying, "The Lord made this woman," etc. Moreover, "So that she may be an example of virtue in Ephrathah," they predicted the salvific birth through which Bethlehem was made famous among all people.

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