"One witness is not enough to convict someone of a crime; at least two witnesses are necessary to prove that someone is guilty.

"Those accused of murder may be found guilty and put to death only on the evidence of two or more witnesses; the evidence of one witness is not sufficient to support an accusation of murder.

But if he will not listen to you, take one or two other persons with you, so that 'every accusation may be upheld by the testimony of two or more witnesses,' as the scripture says.

It is written in your Law that when two witnesses agree, what they say is true.

I testify on my own behalf, and the Father who sent me also testifies on my behalf."

This is now the third time that I am coming to visit you. "Any accusation must be upheld by the evidence of two or more witnesses"---as the scripture says.

Do not listen to an accusation against an elder unless it is brought by two or more witnesses.

Anyone who disobeys the Law of Moses is put to death without any mercy when judged guilty from the evidence of two or more witnesses.