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

控告长老的呈子，非有两三个见证就不要收。

有控告长老的案件，非有两三个证人就不要受理。

有控告长老的案件，非有两三个证人就不要受理。

若有人向你控告长老，必须有两三个证人，否则不要受理。

控诉长老的事，除非有两三个证人，否则不要受理。

除非有两三个见证人，否则你不可受理对长老的控告。

控告長老的呈子，非有兩三個見證就不要收。

有控告長老的案件，非有兩三個證人就不要受理。

有控告長老的案件，非有兩三個證人就不要受理。

若有人向你控告長老，必須有兩三個證人，否則不要受理。

控訴長老的事，除非有兩三個證人，否則不要受理。

控告長老的狀子、除非憑着兩個或三個見證人、你不要接受。

除非有兩三個見證人，否則你不可受理對長老的控告。

有訟長老無二三證者、勿聽、

有訟長老、無二三證者勿聽、

有訟長老者、無二三人為證、則勿聽、

如有人控告長老、非有二人或三人作證、則勿之聽也。

Do not entertain an accusation against an elder unless it is brought by two or three witnesses.

Don’t believe a charge against an elder unless two or three witnesses bring it.

Do not admit a charge against an elder except on the evidence of two or three witnesses.

Don’t accept an accusation against an elder unless it is supported by two or three witnesses.

Do not accept an accusation against an elder except on the basis of two or three witnesses.

Do not receive an accusation against an elder except from two or three witnesses.

Against an elder receive not an accusation, except at the mouth of two or three witnesses.

Don’t accept an accusation against an elder unless it is supported by two or three witnesses.

Against an elder receive not an accusation, but before two or three witnesses.

Do not accept an accusation against an elder unless it can be confirmed by two or three witnesses.

Don’t receive an accusation against an elder, except at the word of two or three witnesses.

“ You must not convict anyone of a crime on the testimony of only one witness. The facts of the case must be established by the testimony of two or three witnesses.

But if you are unsuccessful, take one or two others with you and go back again, so that everything you say may be confirmed by two or three witnesses.

This is the third time I am coming to visit you( and as the Scriptures say,“ The facts of every case must be established by the testimony of two or three witnesses”).

An elder must live a blameless life. He must be faithful to his wife, and his children must be believers who don’t have a reputation for being wild or rebellious.

But never put a person to death on the testimony of only one witness. There must always be two or three witnesses.

The judges must investigate the case thoroughly. If the accuser has brought false charges against his fellow Israelite,you must impose on the accuser the sentence he intended for the other person. In this way, you will purge such evil from among you.

When Paul was called in, Tertullus presented the charges against Paul in the following address to the governor:“ You have provided a long period of peace for us Jews and with foresight have enacted reforms for us.For all of this, Your Excellency, we are very grateful to you.But I don’t want to bore you, so please give me your attention for only a moment.We have found this man to be a troublemaker who is constantly stirring up riots among the Jews all over the world. He is a ringleader of the cult known as the Nazarenes.Furthermore, he was trying to desecrate the Temple when we arrested him.

This they did, entrusting their gifts to Barnabas and Saul to take to the elders of the church in Jerusalem.

For anyone who refused to obey the law of Moses was put to death without mercy on the testimony of two or three witnesses.

Your own law says that if two people agree about something, their witness is accepted as fact.

I pointed out to them that Roman law does not convict people without a trial. They must be given an opportunity to confront their accusers and defend themselves.

So Pilate, the governor, went out to them and asked,“ What is your charge against this man?”