1 TIMOTHY 5:19 — KING JAMES VERSION 0 1
“Against an elder receive not an accusation, but before two or three witnesses.”
Do not admit a charge against an elder except on the evidence of two or three witnesses — the high evidentiary standard (duo kai treis martyres) protecting elders mirrors Deuteronomy 19:15, recognizing both the seriousness of accusations and the power differential. Justice requires corroboration.
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