Matthew 26:60

Even so, let your light shine before men; that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father who is in heaven.

having good behavior among the nations, so in that of which they speak against you as evildoers, they may by your good works, which they see, glorify God in the day of visitation.

Pray for us, for we are persuaded that we have a good conscience, desiring to live honorably in all things.

They think it is strange that you don’t run with them into the same excess of riot, blaspheming.

One witness shall not rise up against a man for any iniquity, or for any sin that he sins. At the mouth of two witnesses, or at the mouth of three witnesses, shall a matter be established.

This is the third time I am coming to you. “At the mouth of two or three witnesses shall every word be established.”

If you are insulted for the name of Christ, you are blessed; because the Spirit of glory and of God rests on you. On their part he is blasphemed, but on your part he is glorified.

“ ‘Whoever kills any person, the murderer shall be slain based on the testimony of witnesses; but one witness shall not testify alone against any person so that he dies.

a false witness who utters lies, and he who sows discord among brothers.

Then the presidents and the local governors sought to find occasion against Daniel as touching the kingdom; but they could find no occasion or fault, because he was faithful. There wasn’t any error or fault found in him.

But if he doesn’t listen, take one or two more with you, that at the mouth of two or three witnesses every word may be established.

“You shall not spread a false report. Don’t join your hand with the wicked to be a malicious witness.

At the mouth of two witnesses, or three witnesses, he who is to die shall be put to death. At the mouth of one witness he shall not be put to death.

If an unrighteous witness rises up against any man to testify against him of wrongdoing,

Don’t deliver me over to the desire of my adversaries, for false witnesses have risen up against me, such as breathe out cruelty.

Unrighteous witnesses rise up. They ask me about things that I don’t know about.

“Blessed are you when people reproach you, persecute you, and say all kinds of evil against you falsely, for my sake.

It’s also written in your law that the testimony of two people is valid.

But we desire to hear from you what you think. For, as concerning this sect, it is known to us that everywhere it is spoken against.”

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

A man who disregards Moses’ law dies without compassion on the word of two or three witnesses.

For this is the will of God, that by well-doing you should put to silence the ignorance of foolish men:

For it is commendable if someone endures pain, suffering unjustly, because of conscience toward God.

Also I said, “The thing that you do is not good. Shouldn’t you walk in the fear of our God, because of the reproach of the nations our enemies?

God delivers me to the ungodly, and casts me into the hands of the wicked.

Take away my disgrace that I dread, for your ordinances are good.

Then Jeremiah said, “That is false! I am not defecting to the Chaldeans.” But he didn’t listen to him; so Irijah seized Jeremiah, and brought him to the princes.

They began to accuse him, saying, “We found this man perverting the nation, forbidding paying taxes to Caesar, and saying that he himself is Christ, a king.”

But Saul, still breathing threats and slaughter against the disciples of the Lord, went to the high priest

In this I also practice always having a conscience void of offense toward God and men.

If any man doesn’t obey our word in this letter, note that man, that you have no company with him, to the end that he may be ashamed.

but the goal of this command is love, out of a pure heart and a good conscience and sincere faith,

I desire therefore that the younger widows marry, bear children, rule the household, and give no occasion to the adversary for insulting.

If anyone teaches a different doctrine, and doesn’t consent to sound words, the words of our Lord Jesus Christ, and to the doctrine which is according to godliness,

and soundness of speech that can’t be condemned, that he who opposes you may be ashamed, having no evil thing to say about us.

having a good conscience. Thus, while you are spoken against as evildoers, they may be disappointed who curse your good way of life in Christ.

This is a symbol of baptism, which now saves you—not the putting away of the filth of the flesh, but the answer of a good conscience toward God, through the resurrection of Jesus Christ,

I will give power to my two witnesses, and they will prophesy one thousand two hundred sixty days, clothed in sackcloth.”

David said to Saul, “Why do you listen to men’s words, saying, ‘Behold, David seeks to harm you?’

Nabal answered David’s servants, and said, “Who is David? Who is the son of Jesse? There are many servants who break away from their masters these days.

Now therefore, please let my lord the king hear the words of his servant. If it is so that Yahweh has stirred you up against me, let him accept an offering. But if it is the children of men, they are cursed before Yahweh; for they have driven me out today that I shouldn’t cling to Yahweh’s inheritance, saying, ‘Go, serve other gods!’

Set two men, wicked fellows, before him, and let them testify against him, saying, ‘You cursed God and the king!’ Then carry him out, and stone him to death.”

The two men, the wicked fellows, came in and sat before him. The wicked fellows testified against him, even against Naboth, in the presence of the people, saying, “Naboth cursed God and the king!” Then they carried him out of the city and stoned him to death with stones.

You have not shut me up into the hand of the enemy. You have set my feet in a large place.

Don’t let them say in their heart, “Aha! That’s the way we want it!” Don’t let them say, “We have swallowed him up!”

For I said, “Don’t let them gloat over me, or exalt themselves over me when my foot slips.”

Yahweh will preserve him, and keep him alive. He shall be blessed on the earth, and he will not surrender him to the will of his enemies.

By this I know that you delight in me, because my enemy doesn’t triumph over me.

Yahweh, don’t grant the desires of the wicked. Don’t let their evil plans succeed, or they will become proud.

Hear Yahweh’s word, you who tremble at his word: “Your brothers who hate you, who cast you out for my name’s sake, have said, ‘Let Yahweh be glorified, that we may see your joy;’ but it is those who shall be disappointed.

Now the chief priests, the elders, and the whole council sought false testimony against Jesus, that they might put him to death;

Jesus answered them, “Render to Caesar the things that are Caesar’s, and to God the things that are God’s.” They marveled greatly at him.

The scribe said to him, “Truly, teacher, you have said well that he is one, and there is none other but he,

When Jesus saw that he answered wisely, he said to him, “You are not far from God’s Kingdom.” No one dared ask him any question after that.

Now the chief priests and the whole council sought witnesses against Jesus to put him to death, and found none.

As he said these things, all his adversaries were disappointed and all the multitude rejoiced for all the glorious things that were done by him.

and set up false witnesses who said, “This man never stops speaking blasphemous words against this holy place and the law.

When he had come, the Jews who had come down from Jerusalem stood around him, bringing against him many and grievous charges which they could not prove,

Who could bring a charge against God’s chosen ones? It is God who justifies.

I tell the truth in Christ. I am not lying, my conscience testifying with me in the Holy Spirit

For our boasting is this: the testimony of our conscience, that in holiness and sincerity of God, not in fleshly wisdom but in the grace of God we behaved ourselves in the world, and more abundantly toward you.

But we have renounced the hidden things of shame, not walking in craftiness, nor handling the word of God deceitfully, but by the manifestation of the truth commending ourselves to every man’s conscience in the sight of God.

holding faith and a good conscience, which some having thrust away made a shipwreck concerning the faith,

I thank God, whom I serve as my forefathers did, with a pure conscience. How unceasing is my memory of you in my petitions, night and day

how much more will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself without defect to God, cleanse your conscience from dead works to serve the living God?

One of the scribes came, and heard them questioning together, and knowing that he had answered them well, asked him, “Which commandment is the greatest of all?”