Parallel Verses

New American Standard Bible

Anyone who has set aside the Law of Moses dies without mercy on the testimony of two or three witnesses.

King James Version

He that despised Moses' law died without mercy under two or three witnesses:

Holman Bible

If anyone disregards Moses’ law, he dies without mercy, based on the testimony of two or three witnesses.

International Standard Version

Anyone who violates the Law of Moses dies without mercy "on the testimony of two or three witnesses."

A Conservative Version

Any man who has disregarded the law of Moses dies without mercies from two or three witnesses.

American Standard Version

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

Amplified

Anyone who has ignored and set aside the Law of Moses is put to death without mercy on the testimony of two or three witnesses.

An Understandable Version

The person who has disregarded the law of Moses is put to death without being shown mercy on the testimony of two or three witnesses.

Anderson New Testament

He that despised Moses law, died without mercy, on the testimony of two or three witnesses:

Bible in Basic English

A man who has gone against the law of Moses is put to death without pity on the word of two or three witnesses:

Common New Testament

Anyone who has rejected the law of Moses dies without mercy on the testimony of two or three witnesses.

Daniel Mace New Testament

He that by two or three witnesses was convicted of violating Moses's law, was put to death without mercy.

Darby Translation

Any one that has disregarded Moses' law dies without mercy on the testimony of two or three witnesses:

Godbey New Testament

The one having rejected the law of Moses dies without mercy before two or three witnesses:

Goodspeed New Testament

Anyone who breaks the Law of Moses is put to death without any show of pity, on the evidence of only two or three witnesses.

John Wesley New Testament

He that despised the law of Moses died without mercy, under two or three witnesses.

Julia Smith Translation

Any one having rejected Moses' law, without compassion dies by two or three witnesses:

King James 2000

He that despised Moses' law died without mercy under two or three witnesses:

Lexham Expanded Bible

Anyone who rejected the law of Moses dies without mercy on [the testimony of] two or three witnesses.

Modern King James verseion

He who despised Moses' Law died without mercy on the word of two or three witnesses.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

He that despiseth Moses' law, dieth without mercy under two or three witnesses.

Moffatt New Testament

Anyone who has rejected the law of Moses dies without mercy, on the evidence of two or of three witnesses.

Montgomery New Testament

Any one who set at naught the law of Moses was put to death without pity, on the testimony of two or three witnesses.

NET Bible

Someone who rejected the law of Moses was put to death without mercy on the testimony of two or three witnesses.

New Heart English Bible

A man who disregards the Law of Moses dies without compassion on the word of two or three witnesses.

Noyes New Testament

He that hath set at nought the law of Moses dieth without mercy under two or three witnesses;

Sawyer New Testament

Any one who despised the law of Moses died without mercy by two or three witnesses;

The Emphasized Bible

Any one having set aside a law of Moses, apart from compassions, upon the testimony of two or three witnesses, dieth:

Thomas Haweis New Testament

Any man who treated the law of Moses with neglect, was put to death, without mercy, on the deposition of two or three witnesses:

Twentieth Century New Testament

When a man disregarded the Law of Moses, he was, on the evidence of two or three witnesses, put to death without pity.

Webster

He that despised Moses' law, died without mercy under two or three witnesses:

Weymouth New Testament

Any one who bids defiance to the Law of Moses is put to death without mercy on the testimony of two or three witnesses.

Williams New Testament

Anyone who breaks the law of Moses pays the death penalty without any show of pity, on the evidence of two or three witnesses only.

World English Bible

A man who disregards Moses' law dies without compassion on the word of two or three witnesses.

Worrell New Testament

Anyone, having set aside Moses' law, dies without mercy on the testimony of two or three witnesses;

Worsley New Testament

If any one that violateth the law of Moses, dieth without mercy under two or three witnesses,

Youngs Literal Translation

any one who did set at nought a law of Moses, apart from mercies, by two or three witnesses, doth die,

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
He that
τίς 
Tis 
Usage: 373

ἀθετέω 
Atheteo 
Usage: 10

Μωσεύς Μωσῆς Μωΰσῆς 
Moseus 
Usage: 60

law
νόμος 
Nomos 
law
Usage: 179

ἀποθνήσκω 
Apothnesko 
die, be dead, be at the point of death +9, perish, lie a dying, be slain +, vr dead
Usage: 93

χωρίς 
Choris 
Usage: 38

οἰκτιρμός 
Oiktirmos 
Usage: 5

ἐπί 
Epi 
on, in, upon, unto, to,
Usage: 644

two
δύο 
Duo 
two, twain, both, two and two
Usage: 92

or
ἤ 
or, than, either, or else, nor, not tr,
Usage: 199

τρεῖς τρία 
Treis 
Usage: 51

References

Easton

Fausets

Hastings

Morish

Watsons

Context Readings

A Serious Warning Against Continuing Deliberate Sin

27 but a certain fearful hope of judgment and fiery indignation, which shall devour the adversaries. 28 Anyone who has set aside the Law of Moses dies without mercy on the testimony of two or three witnesses. 29 Of how much greater punishment, suppose ye, shall he be thought worthy, who has trodden underfoot the Son of God and has counted the blood of the covenant, with which he was sanctified, an unholy thing and has done despite unto the Spirit of grace?



Cross References

Hebrews 2:2

For if the word spoken by the ministry of angels was steadfast and every rebellion and disobedience received a just recompense of reward,

Deuteronomy 19:15

One witness shall not be valid against a man for any iniquity or for any sin, in any sin which he should commit. At the mouth of two witnesses or at the mouth of three witnesses, shall the matter be established.

Matthew 18:16

But if he will not hear thee, then take with thee one or two more that in the mouth of two or three witnesses every word may be established.

Numbers 15:30-31

But the person that does something consciously, whether they are natural born or a stranger, the same reproaches the LORD; and that soul shall be cut off from among his people.

Numbers 15:36

Then all the congregation brought him outside the camp and stoned him with stones, and he died, as the LORD commanded Moses.

Deuteronomy 13:6-10

If thy brother, the son of thy mother, or thy son or thy daughter or the wife of thy bosom or thy friend who is as thine own soul should entice thee secretly, saying, Let us go and serve other gods, which thou nor thy fathers have known,

Deuteronomy 17:2-13

If there is found among you, within any of thy gates which the LORD thy God gives thee, man or woman that has wrought wickedness in the sight of the LORD thy God in transgressing his covenant

Deuteronomy 19:13

Thine eye shall not pity him, but thou shalt put away the guilt of innocent blood from Israel that it may go well with thee.

2 Samuel 12:9

Why, therefore, hast thou despised the commandment of the LORD, to do evil in his sight? Thou hast killed Uriah, the Hittite, with the sword and hast taken his wife to be thy wife and hast slain him with the sword of the sons of Ammon.

2 Samuel 12:13

Then David said unto Nathan, I have sinned against the LORD. And Nathan said unto David, The LORD also has taken away thy sin; thou shalt not die.

Isaiah 27:11

When its boughs are withered, they shall be broken off: women shall come and set them on fire: for this is not a people of understanding: therefore he that made them will not have mercy on them, and he that formed them will show them no favour.

Jeremiah 13:14

And I will break them one against another, even the fathers with the sons together, saith the LORD; I will not pity nor spare nor have mercy to not destroy them.

John 8:17

It is also written in your law that the testimony of two men is true.

Romans 9:15

For he saith to Moses, I will have mercy on whom I will have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I will have compassion.

2 Corinthians 13:1

This third time I am coming unto you. In the mouth of two or three witnesses shall every word be established.

James 2:13

For judgment without mercy shall be done unto the one that has shown no mercy; and mercy boasts against judgment.

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