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Daniel 10:20

GreecePersia
Spiritual warfare

18 Again the one with the likeness of a man touched me and strengthened me.

19 “Do not be afraid, you who are highly precious,” he said. “Peace be with you! Be strong now; be very strong!” As he spoke with me, I was strengthened and said, “Speak, my lord, for you have strengthened me.”

“Do you know why I have come to you?” he said. “I must return at once to fight against the prince of Persia, and when I have gone forth, behold, the prince of Greece will come.

21 But first I will tell you what is inscribed in the Book of Truth. Yet no one has the courage to support me against these, except Michael your prince.

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
“Do you know why I have come to you?” he said. “I must return at once to fight against the prince of Persia, and when I have gone forth, behold, the prince of Greece will come.
KJV
Then said he, Knowest thou wherefore I come unto thee? and now will I return to fight with the prince of Persia: and when I am gone forth, lo, the prince of Grecia shall come.
WEB
Then he said, “Do you know why I have come to you? Now I will return to fight with the prince of Persia. When I go out, behold, the prince of Greece will come.
ASV
Then said he, Knowest thou wherefore I am come unto thee? and now will I return to fight with the prince of Persia: and when I go forth, lo, the prince of Greece shall come.
DARBY
And he said, Knowest thou wherefore I am come unto thee? And now I return to fight with the prince of Persia; and when I go forth, behold, the prince of Greece shall come.
BLB
And he said, “Do you know why I have come to you? Now I must return to fight with the prince of Persia; and I am going forth, and behold, the prince of Javan will come.
ÅB
Men først vil jeg kunngjøre deg hva som er opptegnet i sannhets bok. Og det er ikke en eneste som hjelper meg mot dem, uten Mikael, deres fyrste;
[^1]: d.e. Tigris; 1MO 2, 14.
[^2]: d.e. onde engel. DNL 10, 19.
[^3]: DNL 12, 1. JUD 1, 9. ÅPE 12, 7.
[^4]: 1MO 49, 1.
[^5]: DNL 10, 13.
OTB
Da sa han: “Forstår du hvorfor jeg har kommet til deg? Jeg må snart vende tilbake for å kjempe mot fyrsten av Persia, og når jeg drar, vil fyrsten av Hellas komme;
B1930
Men først vil jeg kunngjøre dig hvad som er optegnet i sannhets bok. Og det er ikke en eneste som hjelper mig mot dem, uten Mikael, eders fyrste;

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Cross references

  • Daniel 8:21

    The shaggy goat represents the king of Greece, and the large horn between his eyes is the first king.

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  • Daniel 11:2–4

    Now then, I will tell you the truth: Three more kings will arise in Persia, and then a fourth, who will be far richer than all the others. By the power of his wealth, he will stir up everyone against the kingdom of Greece.

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  • Daniel 8:5–8

    As I was contemplating all this, suddenly a goat with a prominent horn between his eyes came out of the west, crossing the surface of the entire earth without touching the ground.

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  • Acts 12:23

    Immediately, because Herod did not give glory to God, an angel of the Lord struck him down, and he was eaten by worms and died.

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  • Isaiah 37:36

    Then the angel of the LORD went out and struck down 185,000 men in the camp of the Assyrians. When the people got up the next morning, there were all the dead bodies!

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  • Daniel 7:6

    Next, as I watched, another beast appeared. It was like a leopard, and on its back it had four wings like those of a bird. The beast also had four heads, and it was given authority to rule.

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  • Daniel 10:13

    However, the prince of the kingdom of Persia opposed me for twenty-one days. Then Michael, one of the chief princes, came to help me, for I had been left there with the kings of Persia.

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