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Daniel 6:5

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3 Soon, by his extraordinary spirit, Daniel distinguished himself among the administrators and satraps. So the king planned to set him over the whole kingdom.

4 Thus the administrators and satraps sought a charge against Daniel concerning the kingdom, but they could find no charge or corruption, because he was trustworthy, and no negligence or corruption was found in him.

Finally these men said, “We will never find any charge against this Daniel, unless we find something against him concerning the law of his God.”

6 So the administrators and satraps went together to the king and said, “O King Darius, may you live forever!

7 All the royal administrators, prefects, satraps, advisers, and governors have agreed that the king should establish an ordinance and enforce a decree that for thirty days anyone who petitions any god or man except you, O king, will be thrown into the den of lions.

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BSB
Finally these men said, “We will never find any charge against this Daniel, unless we find something against him concerning the law of his God.”
KJV
Then said these men, We shall not find any occasion against this Daniel, except we find it against him concerning the law of his God.
WEB
Then these men said, “We won’t find any occasion against this Daniel, unless we find it against him concerning the law of his God.”
ASV
Then said these men, We shall not find any occasion against this Daniel, except we find it against him concerning the law of his God.
DARBY
Then said these men, We shall not find any pretext against this Daniel, unless we find [it] against him touching the law of his God.
BLB
Then these men said that, “We shall not find against this Daniel any charge, unless we find [it] against him concerning the law of his God.”
ÅB
Så sa disse menn: Vi finner ingen skyld hos denne Daniel, det skulle da være at vi kunne finne noe å anklage ham for i hans gudsdyrkelse.
OTB
Til slutt sa disse mennene: "Vi skal ikke finne noen grunn for anklage mot denne Daniel med mindre det er i forbindelse med loven til hans Gud."
B1930
Så sa disse menn: Vi finner ingen skyld hos denne Daniel, det skulde da være at vi kunde finne noget å anklage ham for i hans gudsdyrkelse.

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  • Acts 24:13–16

    Nor can they prove to you any of their charges against me.

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  • Esther 3:8

    Then Haman informed King Xerxes, “There is a certain people scattered and dispersed among the peoples of every province of your kingdom. Their laws are different from everyone else’s, and they do not obey the king’s laws. So it is not in the king’s best interest to tolerate them.

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  • Acts 24:20–21

    Otherwise, let these men state for themselves any crime they found in me when I stood before the Sanhedrin,

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  • 1 Samuel 24:17

    and said to David, “You are more righteous than I, for you have rewarded me with good, though I have rewarded you with evil.

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  • John 19:6–7

    As soon as the chief priests and officers saw Him, they shouted, “Crucify Him! Crucify Him!” “You take Him and crucify Him,” Pilate replied, “for I find no basis for a charge against Him.”

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