Num 35:30 | KingComments | STEP | In order to obtain sufficient testimony in a case of a manslayer, at least two witnesses must give evidence. One witness is not enough. It is so according to God’s thoughts, and Paul acts accordingly: “Every fact is to be confirmed by the testimony of two or three witnesses” ( ; ; ). Even the Lord Jesus says that His testimony is not true if He alone testifies about Himself ( ), that is, it cannot be accepted as legally valid. Thus He Himself has let it be written down in the law ( ). A testimony can only be accepted if there are at least two witnesses who can confirm the case.

‏ Numbers 35:30

More Than One Witness

In order to obtain sufficient testimony in a case of a manslayer, at least two witnesses must give evidence. One witness is not enough. It is so according to God’s thoughts, and Paul acts accordingly: “Every fact is to be confirmed by the testimony of two or three witnesses” (2Cor 13:1b; Mt 18:16; 1Tim 5:19). Even the Lord Jesus says that His testimony is not true if He alone testifies about Himself (Jn 5:31), that is, it cannot be accepted as legally valid. Thus He Himself has let it be written down in the law (Deu 19:15). A testimony can only be accepted if there are at least two witnesses who can confirm the case.