“He that despised Moses’ law died without mercy under two or three witnesses:”
Anyone who has rejected the law of Moses dies without mercy on the evidence of two or three witnesses — the citation of Deuteronomy 17:6 establishes the severity of covenant violation: rejection of Mosaic law brought death without mercy (choris oiktirmōn). If such was the consequence of rejecting the old covenant, how much greater the danger of rejecting Christ?
Church Fathers on Hebrews 10:28
For, he says, Hebrews 10:28 “He that has despised Moses' law dies without mercy, under two or three witnesses.” “Without mercy,” he says; so that there is no pardon, no pity there although the law is of Moses; for he ordained the most of it. What is “under two or three”? If two or three bore witness, he means, they immediately suffered punishment.
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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