Daniel 3:25

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²³ And these three men, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, firmly bound, fell into the blazing fiery furnace.

²⁴ Suddenly King Nebuchadnezzar jumped up in amazement and asked his advisers, “Did we not throw three men, firmly bound, into the fire?” “Certainly, O king,” they replied.

“Look!” he exclaimed. “I see four men, unbound and unharmed, walking around in the fire—and the fourth looks like a son of the gods!”

²⁶ Then Nebuchadnezzar approached the door of the blazing fiery furnace and called out, “Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, servants of the Most High God, come out!” So Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego came out of the fire,

²⁷ and when the satraps, prefects, governors, and royal advisers had gathered around, they saw that the fire had no effect on the bodies of these men. Not a hair of their heads was singed, their robes were unaffected, and there was no smell of fire on them.

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: “Look!” he exclaimed. “I see four men, unbound and unharmed, walking around in the fire—and the fourth looks like a son of the gods!”
KJV: He answered and said, Lo, I see four men loose, walking in the midst of the fire, and they have no hurt; and the form of the fourth is like the Son of God.
WEB: He answered, “Look, I see four men loose, walking in the middle of the fire, and they are unharmed. The appearance of the fourth is like a son of the gods.”
ASV: He answered and said, Lo, I see four men loose, walking in the midst of the fire, and they have no hurt; and the aspect of the fourth is like a son of the gods.
DARBY: He answered and said, Lo, I see four men loose, walking in the midst of the fire, and they have no hurt; and the appearance of the fourth is like a son of God.
BLB: He answered and said, “Behold! I am seeing four men unbound, walking in the midst of the fire, and there is to them no harm! And his appearance, that of the fourth, is like a son of the gods!”

ÅB: Han tok igjen til orde og sa: Men jeg ser fire menn som går løse omkring inne i ilden, og det er ingen skade å se på dem, og den fjerde ser ut som en gudesønn.
OTB: Han sa: "Se! Jeg ser fire menn, ubundne, gående midt i ilden, og de er uskadde, og utseendet til den fjerde er som en guds sønn."
B1930: Han tok atter til orde og sa: Men jeg ser fire menn som går løse omkring inne i ilden, og det er ingen skade å se på dem, og den fjerde ser ut som en gudesønn.

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Isaiah 43:2
When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and when you go through the rivers, they will not overwhelm you. When you walk through the fire, you will not be scorched; the flames will not set you ablaze.
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Acts 28:5
But Paul shook the creature off into the fire and suffered no ill effects.
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Mark 16:18
they will pick up snakes with their hands, and if they drink any deadly poison, it will not harm them; they will lay their hands on the sick, and they will be made well.”
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Psalms 91:3–9
Surely He will deliver you from the snare of the fowler, and from the deadly plague.
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Job 1:6
One day the sons of God came to present themselves before the LORD, and Satan also came with them.
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1 Peter 3:13
Who can harm you if you are zealous for what is good?
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Psalms 34:7
The angel of the LORD encamps around those who fear Him, and he delivers them.
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Daniel 3:28
Nebuchadnezzar declared, “Blessed be the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, who has sent His angel and delivered His servants who trusted in Him. They violated the king’s command and risked their lives rather than serve or worship any god except their own God.
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