Deuteronomy 19:16 Cross References - BBE

¹⁶ If a false witness makes a statement against a man, saying that he has done wrong,

¹ Do not let a false statement go further; do not make an agreement with evil-doers to be a false witness. ² Do not be moved to do wrong by the general opinion, or give the support of your words to a wrong decision: ³ But, on the other hand, do not be turned from what is right in order to give support to a poor man's cause. ⁴ If you come across the ox or the ass of one who is no friend to you wandering from its way, you are to take it back to him. ⁵ If you see the ass of one who has no love for you bent down to the earth under the weight which is put on it, you are to come to its help, even against your desire. ⁶ Let no wrong decisions be given in the poor man's cause. ⁷ Keep yourselves far from any false business; never let the upright or him who has done no wrong be put to death: for I will make the evil-doer responsible for his sin.

¹⁰ And get two good-for-nothing persons to come before him and give witness that he has been cursing God and the king. Then take him out and have him stoned to death. ¹¹ So the responsible men and the chiefs who were in authority in his town, did as Jezebel had said in the letter she sent them. ¹² They gave orders for a day of public sorrow, and put Naboth at the head of the people. ¹³ And the two good-for-nothing persons came in and took their seats before him and gave witness against Naboth, in front of the people, saying, Naboth has been cursing God and the king. Then they took him outside the town and had him stoned to death.

¹² Do not give me into their hands, because false witnesses have come out against me, and men breathing destruction.

¹¹ False witnesses got up: they put questions to me about crimes of which I had no knowledge.

⁵⁵ Now the chief priests and all the Sanhedrin were looking for witness against Jesus so that they might put him to death; and they were unable to get any. ⁵⁶ For a number gave false witness against him and their witness was not in agreement. ⁵⁷ Then some got up and gave false witness against him, saying, ⁵⁸ He said in our hearing, I will put an end to this Temple which is made with hands, and in three days I will make another without hands. ⁵⁹ And even so their witness was not in agreement.

¹³ And they got false witnesses who said, This man is for ever saying things against this holy place and against the law: