Hebrews 10:28
New International Version
Anyone who rejected the law of Moses died without mercy on the testimony of two or three witnesses.

New Living Translation
For anyone who refused to obey the law of Moses was put to death without mercy on the testimony of two or three witnesses.

English Standard Version
Anyone who has set aside the law of Moses dies without mercy on the evidence of two or three witnesses.

Berean Standard Bible
Anyone who rejected the law of Moses died without mercy on the testimony of two or three witnesses.

Berean Literal Bible
Anyone having set aside the Law of Moses dies without mercies on the basis of two or three witnesses.

King James Bible
He that despised Moses' law died without mercy under two or three witnesses:

New King James Version
Anyone who has rejected Moses’ law dies without mercy on the testimony of two or three witnesses.

New American Standard Bible
Anyone who has ignored the Law of Moses is put to death without mercy on the testimony of two or three witnesses.

NASB 1995
Anyone who has set aside the Law of Moses dies without mercy on the testimony of two or three witnesses.

NASB 1977
Anyone who has set aside the Law of Moses dies without mercy on the testimony of two or three witnesses.

Legacy Standard Bible
Anyone who has set aside the Law of Moses dies without mercy by the mouth of two or three witnesses.

Amplified Bible
Anyone who has ignored and set aside the Law of Moses is put to death without mercy on the testimony of two or three witnesses.

Christian Standard Bible
Anyone who disregarded the law of Moses died without mercy, based on the testimony of two or three witnesses.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
If anyone disregards Moses’ law, he dies without mercy, based on the testimony of two or three witnesses.

American Standard Version
A man that hath set at nought Moses' law dieth without compassion on the word of two or three witnesses:

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
For if any violated the law of Moses, he would die without mercy by the mouth of two or three witnesses.

Contemporary English Version
If two or more witnesses accused someone of breaking the Law of Moses, that person could be put to death.

Douay-Rheims Bible
A man making void the law of Moses, dieth without any mercy under two or three witnesses:

English Revised Version
A man that hath set at nought Moses' law dieth without compassion on the word of two or three witnesses:

GOD'S WORD® Translation
If two or three witnesses accused someone of rejecting Moses' Teachings, that person was shown no mercy as he was executed.

Good News Translation
Anyone who disobeys the Law of Moses is put to death without any mercy when judged guilty from the evidence of two or more witnesses.

International Standard Version
Anyone who violates the Law of Moses dies without mercy "on the testimony of two or three witnesses."

Literal Standard Version
anyone having set aside a law of Moses dies without mercies on the basis of two or three witnesses.

Majority Standard Bible
Anyone who rejected the law of Moses died without mercy on the testimony of two or three witnesses.

New American Bible
Anyone who rejects the law of Moses is put to death without pity on the testimony of two or three witnesses.

NET Bible
Someone who rejected the law of Moses was put to death without mercy on the testimony of two or three witnesses.

New Revised Standard Version
Anyone who has violated the law of Moses dies without mercy “on the testimony of two or three witnesses.”

New Heart English Bible
Anyone who disregards the Law of Moses dies without compassion on the word of two or three witnesses.

Webster's Bible Translation
He that despised Moses' law, died without mercy under two or three witnesses:

Weymouth New Testament
Any one who bids defiance to the Law of Moses is put to death without mercy on the testimony of two or three witnesses.

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

Young's Literal Translation
any one who did set at nought a law of Moses, apart from mercies, by two or three witnesses, doth die,

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Context
A Call to Persevere
27but only a fearful expectation of judgment and of raging fire that will consume all adversaries. 28Anyone who rejected the law of Moses died without mercy on the testimony of two or three witnesses. 29How much more severely do you think one deserves to be punished who has trampled on the Son of God, profaned the blood of the covenant that sanctified him, and insulted the Spirit of grace?…

Cross References
Deuteronomy 17:2
If a man or woman among you in one of the towns that the LORD your God gives you is found doing evil in the sight of the LORD your God by transgressing His covenant

Deuteronomy 17:6
On the testimony of two or three witnesses a man shall be put to death, but he shall not be executed on the testimony of a lone witness.

Deuteronomy 19:15
A lone witness is not sufficient to establish any wrongdoing or sin against a man, regardless of what offense he may have committed. A matter must be established by the testimony of two or three witnesses.

Matthew 18:16
But if he will not listen, take one or two others along, so that 'every matter may be established by the testimony of two or three witnesses.'

Hebrews 2:2
For if the message spoken by angels was binding, and every transgression and disobedience received its just punishment,

Hebrews 12:25
See to it that you do not refuse Him who speaks. For if the people did not escape when they refused Him who warned them on earth, how much less will we escape if we reject Him who warns us from heaven?


Treasury of Scripture

He that despised Moses' law died without mercy under two or three witnesses:

despised.

Hebrews 2:2
For if the word spoken by angels was stedfast, and every transgression and disobedience received a just recompence of reward;

Numbers 15:30,31,36
But the soul that doeth ought presumptuously, whether he be born in the land, or a stranger, the same reproacheth the LORD; and that soul shall be cut off from among his people…

Deuteronomy 13:6-10
If thy brother, the son of thy mother, or thy son, or thy daughter, or the wife of thy bosom, or thy friend, which is as thine own soul, entice thee secretly, saying, Let us go and serve other gods, which thou hast not known, thou, nor thy fathers; …

without.

Deuteronomy 19:13
Thine eye shall not pity him, but thou shalt put away the guilt of innocent blood from Israel, that it may go well with thee.

Isaiah 27:11
When the boughs thereof are withered, they shall be broken off: the women come, and set them on fire: for it is a people of no understanding: therefore he that made them will not have mercy on them, and he that formed them will shew them no favour.

Jeremiah 13:14
And I will dash them one against another, even the fathers and the sons together, saith the LORD: I will not pity, nor spare, nor have mercy, but destroy them.

under.

Deuteronomy 17:2,6,7
If there be found among you, within any of thy gates which the LORD thy God giveth thee, man or woman, that hath wrought wickedness in the sight of the LORD thy God, in transgressing his covenant, …

Deuteronomy 19:15
One witness shall not rise up against a man for any iniquity, or for any sin, in any sin that he sinneth: at the mouth of two witnesses, or at the mouth of three witnesses, shall the matter be established.

Matthew 18:16
But if he will not hear thee, then take with thee one or two more, that in the mouth of two or three witnesses every word may be established.

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Hebrews 10
1. The weakness of the law sacrifices.
10. The sacrifice of Christ's body once offered,
14. for ever has taken away sins.
19. An exhortation to hold fast the faith with patience and thanksgiving.














(28) He that despised Moses' law.--Rather, A man that hath set at nought a law of Moses dieth without pity before two or three witnesses. The reference is to Deuteronomy 17:2-7, the last words being a direct quotation from Hebrews 10:6 in that section. There the subject is apostasy from Jehovah to the worship of idols. That sin which, by the acknowledgment of all, had in ancient time robbed Israel of the name of God's people is tacitly placed by the side of the sin of those who for sake Christ. It will be seen how impressively the thought of the last verse is maintained in this.

Verse 28. - One that hath despised (rather, set at naught) Moses' Law dieth without mercy under (i.e. at the word of) two or three witnesses. The reference is to Deuteronomy 17:2-7, as shown by the mention of the "two or three witnesses" (ver. 6). The sin there spoken of is that of one who "hath wrought wickedness in the sight of the LORD, in transgressing his covenant, and hath gone and served other gods, and worshipped them, either the sun, or the moon, or any of the host of heaven." The significance of this in its bearing on the meaning of ἁμαρτανόντων in ver. 26 has been already noted.

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Greek
Anyone who
τις (tis)
Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's 5100: Any one, some one, a certain one or thing. An enclitic indefinite pronoun; some or any person or object.

rejected
ἀθετήσας (athetēsas)
Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's 114: From a compound of a and a derivative of tithemi; to set aside, i.e. to disesteem, neutralize or violate.

[the] Law
νόμον (nomon)
Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular
Strong's 3551: From a primary nemo; law, genitive case, specially, (including the volume); also of the Gospel), or figuratively.

of Moses
Μωϋσέως (Mōuseōs)
Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular
Strong's 3475: Or Moses, or Mouses of Hebrew origin; Moseus, Moses, or Mouses, the Hebrew lawgiver.

died
ἀποθνήσκει (apothnēskei)
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 599: To be dying, be about to die, wither, decay. From apo and thnesko; to die off.

without
χωρὶς (chōris)
Preposition
Strong's 5565: Apart from, separately from; without. Adverb from chora; at a space, i.e. Separately or apart from.

mercy
οἰκτιρμῶν (oiktirmōn)
Noun - Genitive Masculine Plural
Strong's 3628: Pity, compassion, favor, grace, mercy. From oikteiro; pity.

on [the testimony of]
ἐπὶ (epi)
Preposition
Strong's 1909: On, to, against, on the basis of, at.

two
δυσὶν (dysin)
Adjective - Dative Masculine Plural
Strong's 1417: Two. A primary numeral; 'two'.

or
(ē)
Conjunction
Strong's 2228: Or, than. A primary particle of distinction between two connected terms; disjunctive, or; comparative, than.

three
τρισὶν (trisin)
Adjective - Dative Masculine Plural
Strong's 5140: Three. Or neuter tria a primary number; 'three'.

witnesses.
μάρτυσιν (martysin)
Noun - Dative Masculine Plural
Strong's 3144: A witness (judicially) or figuratively (genitive case); by analogy, a 'martyr'.


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