But I replied,“ Should someone in my position run from danger? Should someone in my position enter the Temple to save his life? No, I won’t do it!”

我说：“像我这样的人岂要逃跑呢？像我这样的人岂能进入殿里保全生命呢？我不进去！”

我说：“像我这样的人岂会逃跑呢？像我这样的人岂能进入殿里保全生命呢？我不进去！”

我说：“像我这样的人岂会逃跑呢？像我这样的人岂能进入殿里保全生命呢？我不进去！”

但我回答说：“像我这样的人岂能逃跑？岂能进入殿里保命？我决不进去。”

我回答：“像我这样的人，怎可以逃跑呢？哪有像我这样的人，进入圣殿里去保全自己的性命呢？我决不进去！”

我說：「像我這樣的人豈要逃跑呢？像我這樣的人豈能進入殿裏保全生命呢？我不進去！」

我說：「像我這樣的人豈會逃跑呢？像我這樣的人豈能進入殿裏保全生命呢？我不進去！」

我說：「像我這樣的人豈會逃跑呢？像我這樣的人豈能進入殿裏保全生命呢？我不進去！」

但我回答說：「像我這樣的人豈能逃跑？豈能進入殿裡保命？我決不進去。」

我回答：“像我這樣的人，怎可以逃跑呢？哪有像我這樣的人，進入聖殿裡去保全自己的性命呢？我決不進去！”

但是我說：『像我這樣的人能逃跑麼？像我這樣的人能進殿堂去保全性命麼？我不進去。』

我曰、如我者、豈可逃遁乎、如我者、孰願入殿以保其生乎、我不入也、

我曰、豈有我而逃遁者乎、豈有我而入殿、倖保己命者乎、是謀我不為也。

我曰、如我者、豈可逃遁乎、如我者、豈可入殿以保生命乎、豈可入殿以保生命乎或作豈可入殿而生乎我不入、

But I said,“ Should a man like me run away? Or should someone like me go into the temple to save his life? I will not go!”

But I said,“ Should a man like me run away? Should someone like me go into the temple just to save his life? No! I won’t go!”

But I said,“ Should such a man as I run away? And what man such as I could go into the temple and live? I will not go in.”

But I said,“ Should a man like me run away? How can someone like me enter the temple and live? I will not go.”

But I said,“ Should a man like me flee? And who is there like me who would go into the temple to save his own life? I will not go in.”

And I said,“ Should such a man as I flee? And who is there such as I who would go into the temple to save his life? I will not go in!”

And I said, Should such a man as I flee? and who is there, that, being such as I, would go into the temple to save his life? I will not go in.

But I said,“ Should a man like me run away? How can I enter the temple and live? I will not go.”

And I said, Should such a man as I flee? and who[ is there], that,[ being] as I[ am], would go into the temple to save his life? I will not go in.

But I replied,“ Should a man like me run away? Would someone like me flee to the temple in order to save his life? I will not go!”

I said,“ Should a man like me flee? Who is there that, being such as I, would go into the temple to save his life? I will not go in.”

The wicked run away when no one is chasing them, but the godly are as bold as lions.

But I will rejoice even if I lose my life, pouring it out like a liquid offering to God, just like your faithful service is an offering to God. And I want all of you to share that joy.

I trust in the Lord for protection. So why do you say to me,“ Fly like a bird to the mountains for safety!The wicked are stringing their bows and fitting their arrows on the bowstrings. They shoot from the shadows at those whose hearts are right.

They are confident and fearless and can face their foes triumphantly.

Such people will not be overcome by evil. Those who are righteous will be long remembered.

But he said,“ Why all this weeping? You are breaking my heart! I am ready not only to be jailed at Jerusalem but even to die for the sake of the Lord Jesus.”

At that time some Pharisees said to him,“ Get away from here if you want to live! Herod Antipas wants to kill you!”Jesus replied,“ Go tell that fox that I will keep on casting out demons and healing people today and tomorrow; and the third day I will accomplish my purpose.Yes, today, tomorrow, and the next day I must proceed on my way. For it wouldn’t do for a prophet of God to be killed except in Jerusalem!

But my life is worth nothing to me unless I use it for finishing the work assigned me by the Lord Jesus— the work of telling others the Good News about the wonderful grace of God.

“ In the past you have encouraged many people; you have strengthened those who were weak.Your words have supported those who were falling; you encouraged those with shaky knees.But now when trouble strikes, you lose heart. You are terrified when it touches you.Doesn’t your reverence for God give you confidence? Doesn’t your life of integrity give you hope?

so I replied by sending this message to them:“ I am engaged in a great work, so I can’t come. Why should I stop working to come and meet with you?”

Have you forgotten about the time he risked his life to kill the Philistine giant and how the Lord brought a great victory to all Israel as a result? You were certainly happy about it then. Why should you murder an innocent man like David? There is no reason for it at all!”

As dead flies cause even a bottle of perfume to stink, so a little foolishness spoils great wisdom and honor.

They were just trying to intimidate us, imagining that they could discourage us and stop the work. So I continued the work with even greater determination.

“ Why do you want to discourage the rest of the people of Israel from going across to the land the Lord has given them?Your ancestors did the same thing when I sent them from Kadesh barnea to explore the land.After they went up to the valley of Eshcol and explored the land, they discouraged the people of Israel from entering the land the Lord was giving them.

For he risked his life for the work of Christ, and he was at the point of death while doing for me what you couldn’t do from far away.

It was by faith that Moses left the land of Egypt, not fearing the king’s anger. He kept right on going because he kept his eyes on the one who is invisible.

Saul was one of the witnesses, and he agreed completely with the killing of Stephen. A great wave of persecution began that day, sweeping over the church in Jerusalem; and all the believers except the apostles were scattered through the regions of Judea and Samaria.

The Lord will consume Assyria’s glory like a fire consumes a forest in a fruitful land; it will waste away like sick people in a plague.