18 occurrences

'False Witness' in the Bible

The judges shall investigate thoroughly, and if the witness is a false witness and he has accused his brother falsely,

Do not deliver me over to the desire of my adversaries,For false witnesses have risen against me,And such as breathe out violence.

A false witness will not go unpunished,And he who tells lies will not escape.

A false witness will not go unpunished,And he who tells lies will perish.

A false witness will perish,But the man who listens to the truth will speak forever.

Then he *said to Him, “Which ones?” And Jesus said, “You shall not commit murder; You shall not commit adultery; You shall not steal; You shall not bear false witness;

They did not find any, even though many false witnesses came forward. But later on two came forward,

They put forward false witnesses who said, “This man incessantly speaks against this holy place and the Law;

Moreover we are even found to be false witnesses of God, because we testified against God that He raised Christ, whom He did not raise, if in fact the dead are not raised.

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