6 occurrences

'Witnesses' in the Bible

May heaven and earth be my witnesses against you today, that destruction will quickly overtake you, cutting you off from that land which you are going over Jordan to take; your days will not be long in that land, but you will come to a complete end.

Verse ConceptsHeaven And EarthAnnihilationThings As Witnesses

On the word of two or three witnesses, a man may be given the punishment of death; but he is not to be put to death on the word of one witness.

Verse ConceptsAgreements, LegalThree WitnessesMurderProof, As EvidenceWitnesses, LegalOnly One PersonTwo Or Threetestimony

The hands of the witnesses will be the first to put him to death, and after them the hands of all the people. So you are to put away the evil from among you.

Verse ConceptsBeing Firstevil, warnings againstBanishmentPurity, Moral And SpiritualWitnesses, LegalFirst To Act

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.

Verse ConceptsAgreements, LegalConfirmationThree WitnessesdisagreementsMurderProof, As EvidenceRightsWitnesses, LegalOnly One PersonNot AloneTwo Or ThreeGuiltWitnessingBeing Singletestimonytestifyingaccusations

Get together before me all those who are in authority in your tribes, and your overseers, so that I may say these things in their hearing, and make heaven and earth my witnesses against them.

Verse ConceptsHeaven And EarthAssembling LeadersThings As WitnessesThe Elders Gathered

Bible Theasaurus

Looker (1 instance)
Spectator (2 instances)
Watcher (3 instances)

Basic English, produced by Mr C. K. Ogden of the Orthological Institute - public domain