But we want you to know this, Your Majesty. Even if we knew that our God wouldn’t save us, we still wouldn’t serve your gods. We wouldn’t worship the gold statue you set up.”

即或不然，王啊，你当知道我们决不侍奉你的神，也不敬拜你所立的金像。”

即或不然，王啊，你当知道，我们绝不事奉你的神明，也不拜你所立的金像。”

即或不然，王啊，你当知道，我们绝不事奉你的神明，也不拜你所立的金像。”

即或不然，王啊，你要明白，我们也不会事奉你的神明或祭拜你立的金像。”

即或不然，王啊！你要知道，我们决不事奉你的神，也不向你所立的金像下拜。”

即或不然，王啊，你要知道，我们也绝不会事奉你的神明，不会向你所立的金像膜拜！”

即或不然，王啊，你當知道我們決不事奉你的神，也不敬拜你所立的金像。」

即或不然，王啊，你當知道，我們絕不事奉你的神明，也不拜你所立的金像。」

即或不然，王啊，你當知道，我們絕不事奉你的神明，也不拜你所立的金像。」

即或不然，王啊，你要明白，我們也不會事奉你的神明或祭拜你立的金像。」

即或不然，王啊！你要知道，我們決不事奉你的神，也不向你所立的金像下拜。”

即或不然，王啊，願你知道、我們也決不事奉你的神，不向你所立的金像下拜。』

即或不然，王啊，你要知道，我們也絕不會事奉你的神明，不會向你所立的金像膜拜！」

即不然、王當知我決不事爾神、不拜爾所立之金像、

即不然、我亦不事王之上帝、拜王所立之金像、

即不然、王亦當知我儕不事王之神、不拜王所立之金像、

But even if he does not, we want you to know, Your Majesty, that we will not serve your gods or worship the image of gold you have set up.”

But if not, be it known to you, O king, that we will not serve your gods or worship the golden image that you have set up.”

But even if he doesn’t, we want to make it clear to you, Your Majesty, that we will never serve your gods or worship the gold statue you have set up.”

But even if he does not rescue us, we want you as king to know that we will not serve your gods or worship the gold statue you set up.”

But even if He does not, let it be known to you, O king, that we are not going to serve your gods nor worship the golden statue that you have set up.”

But if not, let it be known to you, O king, that we do not serve your gods, nor will we worship the gold image which you have set up.”

But if not, be it known unto thee, O king, that we will not serve thy gods, nor worship the golden image which thou hast set up.

But even if He does not rescue us, we want you as king to know that we will not serve your gods or worship the gold statue you set up.”

But if not, be it known unto thee, O king, that we will not serve thy gods, nor worship the golden image which thou hast set up.

But if not, let it be known to you, O king, that we don’t serve your gods, and we will not pay homage to the golden statue that you have erected.”

But if not, let it be known to you, O king, that we will not serve your gods or worship the golden image which you have set up.”

What you have said in the dark will be heard in the daylight. What you have whispered to someone behind closed doors will be shouted from the rooftops.“ My friends, listen to me. Don’t be afraid of those who kill the body but can’t do any more than that.I will show you whom you should be afraid of. Be afraid of the one who has the authority to throw you into hell after you have been killed. Yes, I tell you, be afraid of him.Aren’t five sparrows sold for two pennies? But God does not forget even one of them.In fact, he even counts every hair on your head! So don’t be afraid. You are worth more than many sparrows.“ What about someone who says in front of others that he knows me? I tell you, the Son of Man will say in front of God’s angels that he knows that person.But what about someone who says in front of others that he doesn’t know me? I, the Son of Man, will say in front of God’s angels that I don’t know him.

Don’t be afraid of what you are going to suffer. I tell you, the devil will put some of you in prison to test you. You will be treated badly for ten days. Be faithful, even if it means you must die. Then I will give you life as your crown of victory.‘ Whoever has ears should listen to what the Holy Spirit says to the churches. Here is what I will do for anyone who has victory over sin. I will not let that person be hurt at all by the second death.’

“‘ Do not turn away from me to worship statues of gods. Do not make for yourselves metal statues of gods. I am the Lord your God.

Even if God kills me, I’ll still put my hope in him. I’ll argue my case in front of him.

“ What if someone says in front of others that they know me? I will also say in front of my Father who is in heaven that I know them.But what if someone says in front of others that they don’t know me? I will say in front of my Father who is in heaven that I don’t know them.

But suppose you don’t want to serve him. Then choose for yourselves right now whom you will serve. You can choose the gods your people served east of the Euphrates River. Or you can serve the gods of the Amorites. After all, you are living in their land. But as for me and my family, we will serve the Lord.”

Whoever finds their life will lose it. Whoever loses their life because of me will find it.

He replied,“ In the evening you look at the sky. You say,‘ It will be good weather. The sky is red.’

Do not be afraid of those who kill the body but can’t kill the soul. Instead, be afraid of the one who can destroy both soul and body in hell.

Then Nebuchadnezzar said,“ May the God of Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego be praised! He has sent his angel and saved his servants. They trusted in him. They refused to obey my command. They were willing to give up their lives. They would rather die than serve or worship any god except their own God.

“ Do not put any other gods in place of me.“ Do not make for yourself statues of gods that look like anything in the sky. They may not look like anything on the earth or in the waters either.Do not bow down to them or worship them. I, the Lord your God, am a jealous God. I cause the sins of the parents to affect their children. I will cause the sins of those who hate me to affect even their grandchildren and great- grandchildren.

Sinners run away even when no one is chasing them. But those who do what is right are as bold as lions.

They had victory over him by the blood the Lamb spilled for them. They had victory over him by speaking the truth about Jesus to others. They were willing to risk their lives, even if it led to death.

But Peter and John replied,“ Which is right from God’s point of view? Should we listen to you? Or should we listen to God? You be the judges!

The Lord says to his people,“ I comfort you because of who I am. Why are you afraid of mere human beings? They are like grass that dries up.How can you forget me? I made you. I stretch out the heavens. I lay the foundations of the earth. Why are you terrified every day? Is it because those who are angry with you are crushing you? Is it because they are trying to destroy you? Their anger can’t harm you anymore.

Then listen to this, you and all the people of Israel! You nailed Jesus Christ of Nazareth to the cross. But God raised him from the dead. It is through Jesus’ name that this man stands healed in front of you.Scripture says that Jesus is“‘ the stone you builders did not accept. But it has become the most important stone of all.’( Psalm 118:22)You can’t be saved by believing in anyone else. God has given people no other name under heaven that will save them.”The leaders saw how bold Peter and John were. They also realized that Peter and John were ordinary men with no training. This surprised the leaders. They realized that these men had been with Jesus.

Peter and the other apostles replied,“ We must obey God instead of people!You had Jesus killed by nailing him to a cross. But the God of our people raised Jesus from the dead.Now Jesus is Prince and Savior. God has proved this by giving Jesus a place of honor with him. He did it to turn Israel away from their sins and forgive them.We are telling people about these things. And so is the Holy Spirit. God has given the Spirit to those who obey him.”