Deuteronomy 17:6 - Common English BibleCapital punishment must be decided by two or three witnesses. No one may be executed on the basis of only one testimony. See the chapterMore versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769At the mouth of two witnesses, or three witnesses, shall he that is worthy of death be put to death; but at the mouth of one witness he shall not be put to death. See the chapterAmplified Bible - Classic EditionOn the evidence of two or three witnesses he who is worthy of death shall be put to death; he shall not be put to death on the evidence of one witness. See the chapterAmerican Standard Version (1901)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. See the chapterCatholic Public Domain VersionBy the mouth of two or three witnesses, he who is to be put to death shall perish. Let no one be killed with only one person speaking testimony against him. See the chapterDouay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 versionBy the mouth of two or three witnesses shall he die that is to be slain. Let no man be put to death, when only one beareth witness against him. See the chapter |