Daniel 3:28

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²⁶ Then Nebuchadnezzar came near to the mouth of the burning fiery furnace, and spake, and said, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, ye servants of the most high God, come forth, and come hither. Then Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, came forth of the midst of the fire.

²⁷ And the princes, governors, and captains, and the king’s counsellors, being gathered together, saw these men, upon whose bodies the fire had no power, nor was an hair of their head singed, neither were their coats changed, nor the smell of fire had passed on them.

Then Nebuchadnezzar spake, and said, Blessed be the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, who hath sent his angel, and delivered his servants that trusted in him, and have changed the king’s word, and yielded their bodies, that they might not serve nor worship any god, except their own God.

²⁹ Therefore I make a decree, That every people, nation, and language, which speak any thing amiss against the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, shall be cut in pieces, and their houses shall be made a dunghill: because there is no other God that can deliver after this sort.

³⁰ Then the king promoted Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, in the province of Babylon.

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: 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.
KJV: Then Nebuchadnezzar spake, and said, Blessed be the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, who hath sent his angel, and delivered his servants that trusted in him, and have changed the king’s word, and yielded their bodies, that they might not serve nor worship any god, except their own God.
WEB: Nebuchadnezzar spoke and said, “Blessed be the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, who has sent his angel and delivered his servants who trusted in him, and have changed the king’s word, and have yielded their bodies, that they might not serve nor worship any god except their own God.
ASV: Nebuchadnezzar spake and said, Blessed be the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, who hath sent his angel, and delivered his servants that trusted in him, and have changed the king`s word, and have yielded their bodies, that they might not serve nor worship any god, except their own God.
DARBY: Nebuchadnezzar spoke and said, Blessed be the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, who hath sent his angel, and delivered his servants who trusted in him, and who changed the king's word, and yielded their bodies, that they might not serve nor worship any god, except their own God!
BLB: Nebuchadnezzar answered and said, “Blessed be the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, who sent His angel and delivered His servants who trusted in Him, and [who] changed the word of the king, and gave up their bodies that they should not serve and not give homage to any god, except to their God!

ÅB: Da tok Nebukadnesar til orde og sa: Lovet være Sadraks, Mesaks og Abed-Negos gud, som sendte sin engel og frelste sine tjenere, som satte sin lit til ham og gjorde mot kongens ord og vågde sitt liv for ikke å dyrke eller tilbe noen gud uten sin gud.
OTB: Nebukadnesar erklærte: "Velsignet være Sjadrak, Mesjak og Abed-Negos Gud, som har sendt sin engel og reddet sine tjenere som stolte på ham. De trosset kongens befaling og var villige til å gi opp sine liv heller enn å tjene eller tilbe noen gud unntatt sin egen Gud.
B1930: Da tok Nebukadnesar til orde og sa: Lovet være Sadraks, Mesaks og Abed-Negos gud, som sendte sin engel og frelste sine tjenere, som satte sin lit til ham og gjorde mot kongens ord og vågde sitt liv for ikke å dyrke eller tilbede nogen gud uten sin gud.

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Romans 14:7–8
For none of us liveth to himself, and no man dieth to himself.
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Psalms 34:7–8
The angel of the LORD encampeth round about them that fear him, and delivereth them.
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Psalms 84:11–12
For the LORD God is a sun and shield: the LORD will give grace and glory: no good thing will he withhold from them that walk uprightly.
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Exodus 20:5
Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them: for I the LORD thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me;
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Revelation 12:11
And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the death.
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Psalms 22:4–5
Our fathers trusted in thee: they trusted, and thou didst deliver them.
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Romans 12:1
I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service.
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Psalms 147:11
The LORD taketh pleasure in them that fear him, in those that hope in his mercy.
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