¹⁹ Against an elder receive not an accusation, except at `the mouth of' two or three witnesses.

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.

¹⁵ 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.

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.

²⁸ A man that hath set at nought Moses law dieth without compassion on `the word of' two or three witnesses:

⁶ if any man is blameless, the husband of one wife, having children that believe, who are not accused of riot or unruly.

¹ This is the third time I am coming to you. At the mouth of two witnesses or three shall every word established.

¹⁶ To whom I answered, that it is not the custom of the Romans to give up any man, before that the accused have the accusers face to face, and have had opportunity to make his defense concerning the matter laid against him.

² And when he was called, Tertullus began to accuse him, saying, Seeing that by thee we enjoy much peace, and that by the providence evils are corrected for this nation,

³ we accept it in all ways and in all places, most excellent Felix, with all thankfulness.

⁴ But, that I be not further tedious unto thee, I entreat thee to hear us of thy clemency a few words.

⁵ For we have found this man a pestilent fellow, and a mover of insurrections among all the Jews throughout the world, and a ringleader of the sect of the Nazarenes:

⁶ who moreover assayed to profane the temple: on whom also we laid hold: `and we would have judged him according to our law.'

⁷ `But the chief captain Lysias came, and with great violence took him away out of our hands,'

⁸ `commanding his accusers to come before thee.' from whom thou wilt be able, by examining him thyself, to take knowledge of all these things whereof we accuse him.

⁹ And the Jews also joined in the charge, affirming that these things were so.

¹⁰ And when the governor had beckoned unto him to speak, Paul answered, Forasmuch as I know that thou hast been of many years a judge unto this nation, I cheerfully make my defense:

¹¹ Seeing that thou canst take knowledge that it is not more than twelve days since I went up to worship at Jerusalem:

¹² and neither in the temple did they find me disputing with any man or stirring up a crowd, nor in the synagogues, nor in the city.

¹³ Neither can they prove to thee the things whereof they now accuse me.

³⁰ which also they did, sending it to the elders by the hand of Barnabas and Saul.

²⁹ Pilate therefore went out unto them, and saith, What accusation bring ye against this man?

¹⁷ Yea and in your law it is written, that the witness of two men is true.

¹⁸ and the judges shall make diligent inquisition: and, behold, if the witness be a false witness, and have testified falsely against his brother;

¹⁹ then shall ye do unto him, as he had thought to do unto his brother: so shalt thou put away the evil from the midst of thee.