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Berean Standard Bible

“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.”

Deuteronomy 19:15

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Deuteronomy 19 deals with justice: cities of refuge for accidental killers, boundary markers, and the handling of court cases. In a society without modern forensics, a person's life and property could depend on what witnesses said.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

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.

World English Bible (WEB)

One witness shall not rise up against a man for any iniquity, or for any sin, in any sin that he sins. At the mouth of two witnesses, or at the mouth of three witnesses, shall a matter be established.

King James Version (KJV)

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.

American Standard Version (ASV)

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.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

One witness may not make a statement against a man in relation to any sin or wrongdoing which he has done: on the word of two or three witnesses a question is to be judged.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

No valdrá un testigo contra ninguno en cualquier delito, ó en cualquier pecado, en cualquier pecado que se cometiere. En el dicho de dos testigos, ó en el dicho de tres testigos consistirá el negocio.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

»No condenarás a nadie basado en la palabra de un solo testigo. Debe haber por lo menos dos o tres.

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