Bits of Torah Truths -#Torah Concept in the NT: You shall not Bear false witness – Episode 775
Matthew 19:18
שָׁאַל הָאִישׁ׃ ״אֵיזֶה?״ הֵשִׁיב יֵשׁוּעַ׃ ״לֹא תִּרְצַח, לֹא תִּנְאַף, לֹא תִּגְנֹב, לֹא–תַעֲנֶה בְּרֵעֲךָ עֵד שָׁקֶר,
Mark 10:19
10:19 אֶת הַמִּצְווֹת אַתָּה יוֹדֵעַ׃ ׳לֹא תִרְצַח, לֹא תִנְאַף, לֹא תִגְנֹב, לֹא תַעֲנֶה בְרֵעֲךָ עֵד שָׁקֶר, לֹא תַּעֲשֹׁק, כַּבֵּד אֶת–אָבִיךָ וְאֶת–אִמֶּךָ.׳״
Luke 18:20
18:20 אֶת הַמִּצְווֹת אַתָּה יוֹדֵעַ׃ ׳לֹא תִנְאַף, לֹא תִרְצַח, לֹא תִגְנֹב, לֹא תַעֲנֶה בְרֵעֲךָ עֵד שָׁקֶר, כַּבֵּד אֶת אָבִיךָ וְאֶת אִמֶּךָ׳.״
Romans 13:9
13:9 הֵן הַמִּצְווֹת ״לֹא תִנְאַף״, ״לֹא תִרְצַח״, ״לֹא תִגְנֹב״, ״לֹא תַחְמֹד״, וְכָל מִצְוָה אַחֶרֶת, כְּלוּלוֹת בַּמַּאֲמָר ״וְאָהַבְתָּ לְרֵעֲךָ כָּמוֹךָ.״
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Matthew 19:18
19:18 Then he said to Him, “Which ones?” And Jesus said, “YOU SHALL NOT COMMIT MURDER; YOU SHALL NOT COMMIT ADULTERY; YOU SHALL NOT STEAL; YOU SHALL NOT BEAR FALSE WITNESS; (NASB)
Mark 10:19
10:19 “You know the commandments, ‘DO NOT MURDER, DO NOT COMMIT ADULTERY, DO NOT STEAL, DO NOT BEAR FALSE WITNESS, Do not defraud, HONOR YOUR FATHER AND MOTHER.’ ” (NASB)
Luke 18:20
18:20 “You know the commandments, ‘DO NOT COMMIT ADULTERY, DO NOT MURDER, DO NOT STEAL, DO NOT BEAR FALSE WITNESS, HONOR YOUR FATHER AND MOTHER.’ ” (NASB)
Romans 13:9
13:9 For this, “YOU SHALL NOT COMMIT ADULTERY, YOU SHALL NOT MURDER, YOU SHALL NOT STEAL, YOU SHALL NOT COVET,” and if there is any other commandment, it is summed up in this saying, “YOU SHALL LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR AS YOURSELF.” (NASB)
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The NT command “You shall not bear false witness” (Matt. 19:18; Mark 10:19, Luke 18:20; Romans 13:9) directly echoes the Torah’s foundational prohibitions against false testimony, deceit, and corrupt judgment. Torah frames false witness as a destructive act that undermines justice, covenant faithfulness, and the integrity of the community.
– Torah parallels –
- Exodus 20:16 — “You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor,” the ninth commandment establishing truthful testimony as essential to covenant life.
- Deuteronomy 5:20 — Reaffirmation of the prohibition against false witness in Moses’ covenant renewal.
- Exodus 23:1–3 — Commands not to spread false reports, join hands with the wicked, or pervert justice through partiality.
- Exodus 23:6–7 — Israel is warned not to deny justice or condemn the innocent through false testimony.
- Leviticus 19:11–12 — Prohibition against lying, deceiving, and swearing falsely by God’s name, linking false witness to profaning God Himself.
- Deuteronomy 19:15–21 — Laws requiring multiple witnesses and prescribing that false witnesses receive the penalty they intended for the innocent.
- Numbers 35:30 — Testimony in capital cases requires multiple witnesses, preventing false accusations from determining life and death.
- Deuteronomy 27:18 — Cursed is the one who misleads the blind, illustrating that deception in any form is condemned.
– Context Synthesis –
Yeshua’s reaffirmation of the command against false witness and Paul’s inclusion of it in Romans 13:9 assume the Torah’s broad vision of truthfulness as the foundation of justice and neighbor-love. In the Torah, false witness is not merely lying but an assault on the social and moral order God established. The NT continues this framework by calling believers to integrity, sincerity, and truthful speech as expressions of love that fulfill the law. The continuity shows that the kingdom ethic Yeshua teaches is rooted in the covenant ethic God gave Israel.
– Core Insight –
The Torah reveals that bearing false witness is ultimately a betrayal of both neighbor and God, because it corrupts justice and destroys trust. Yeshua and Paul uphold this same principle, teaching that truthfulness is essential to genuine love and to living faithfully within God’s covenant order. This is how Yeshua and Paul taught Torah in the NT, the Torah has not passed away!
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