Deuteronomy 17:2

17:2 Suppose a man or woman is discovered among you – in one of your villages that the Lord your God is giving you – who sins before the Lord your God and breaks his covenant

Deuteronomy 17:6-7

17:6 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. 17:7 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.

Deuteronomy 19:15

19:15 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.

Matthew 18:16

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.

John 8:17

8:17 It is written in your law that the testimony of two men is true.

John 8:2

8:2 Early in the morning he came to the temple courts again. All the people came to him, and he sat down and began to teach them.

Colossians 1:1

Salutation

1:1 From Paul, 10  an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, and Timothy our brother,


tn Heb “gates.”

tn Heb “does the evil in the eyes of the Lord your God.”

tn Heb “the hand of the witnesses.” This means the two or three witnesses are to throw the first stones (cf. NCV, TEV, CEV, NLT).

tn Heb “the hand of all the people.”

tn Heb “rise up” (likewise in v. 16).

tn Heb “may stand.”

sn A quotation from Deut 19:15.

sn An allusion to Deut 17:6.

tn An ingressive sense for the imperfect fits well here following the aorist participle.

10 tn Grk “Paul.” The word “from” is not in the Greek text, but has been supplied to indicate the sender of the letter.