Bible Verses About Legal Trials

If there be a controversy between men, and they come unto judgment, that the judges may judge them; then they shall justify the righteous, and condemn the wicked.

But brother goeth to law with brother, and that before the unbelievers.

Now therefore there is utterly a fault among you, because ye go to law one with another. Why do ye not rather take wrong? why do ye not rather suffer yourselves to be defrauded?

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.

Then both the men, between whom the controversy is, shall stand before the Lord, before the priests and the judges, which shall be in those days;

And ye shall be brought before governors and kings for my sake, for a testimony against them and the Gentiles.

And said to the judges, Take heed what ye do: for ye judge not for man, but for the Lord, who is with you in the judgment.

But we know that the law is good, if a man use it lawfully;

The Lord therefore be judge, and judge between me and thee, and see, and plead my cause, and deliver me out of thine hand.

And I charged your judges at that time, saying, Hear the causes between your brethren, and judge righteously between every man and his brother, and the stranger that is with him.

And when they bring you unto the synagogues, and unto magistrates, and powers, take ye no thought how or what thing ye shall answer, or what ye shall say:

When thou goest with thine adversary to the magistrate, as thou art in the way, give diligence that thou mayest be delivered from him; lest he hale thee to the judge, and the judge deliver thee to the officer, and the officer cast thee into prison.

If there arise a matter too hard for thee in judgment, between blood and blood, between plea and plea, and between stroke and stroke, being matters of controversy within thy gates: then shalt thou arise, and get thee up into the place which the Lord thy God shall choose;

And others had trial of cruel mockings and scourgings, yea, moreover of bonds and imprisonment:

But take heed to yourselves: for they shall deliver you up to councils; and in the synagogues ye shall be beaten: and ye shall be brought before rulers and kings for my sake, for a testimony against them.

Seeing it is a righteous thing with God to recompense tribulation to them that trouble you;

If a false witness rise up against any man to testify against him that which is wrong;

But when we are judged, we are chastened of the Lord, that we should not be condemned with the world.

Against an elder receive not an accusation, but before two or three witnesses.

And he said, Woe unto you also, ye lawyers! for ye lade men with burdens grievous to be borne, and ye yourselves touch not the burdens with one of your fingers.

Therefore the law is slacked, and judgment doth never go forth: for the wicked doth compass about the righteous; therefore wrong judgment proceedeth.

And the judges shall make diligent inquisition: and, behold, if the witness be a false witness, and hath testified falsely against his brother;

But before all these, they shall lay their hands on you, and persecute you, delivering you up to the synagogues, and into prisons, being brought before kings and rulers for my name’s sake.

Agree with thine adversary quickly, whiles thou art in the way with him; lest at any time the adversary deliver thee to the judge, and the judge deliver thee to the officer, and thou be cast into prison.

Doth our law judge any man, before it hear him, and know what he doeth?

For this is thankworthy, if a man for conscience toward God endure grief, suffering wrongfully.

Now these are the judgments which thou shalt set before them.

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.

Beloved, think it not strange concerning the fiery trial which is to try you, as though some strange thing happened unto you:

And if any man will sue thee at the law, and take away thy coat, let him have thy cloke also.

There the righteous might dispute with him; so should I be delivered for ever from my judge.

At the mouth of two witnesses, or three witnesses, shall he that is worthy of death be put to death; but at the mouth of one witness he shall not be put to death.

Woe unto you, lawyers! for ye have taken away the key of knowledge: ye entered not in yourselves, and them that were entering in ye hindered.

Then said these men, We shall not find any occasion against this Daniel, except we find it against him concerning the law of his God.

That no man go beyond and defraud his brother in any matter: because that the Lord is the avenger of all such, as we also have forewarned you and testified.

But, O Lord of hosts, that triest the righteous, and seest the reins and the heart, let me see thy vengeance on them: for unto thee have I opened my cause.

This is the third time I am coming to you. In the mouth of two or three witnesses shall every word be established.

When they have a matter, they come unto me; and I judge between one and another, and I do make them know the statutes of God, and his laws.

Wherein I suffer trouble, as an evil doer, even unto bonds; but the word of God is not bound.

And the Lord said, Hear what the unjust judge saith.