Daniel 6:16
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16 Then the king commanded, and Daniel was brought and cast into the den of lions. The king declared[a] to Daniel, “May (A)your God, whom you serve continually, deliver you!”
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- Daniel 6:16 Aramaic answered and said; also verse 20
Psalm 91:14-16
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14 “Because he (A)holds fast to me in love, I will deliver him;
I will protect him, because he (B)knows my name.
15 When he (C)calls to me, I will answer him;
I will be with him in trouble;
I will rescue him and (D)honor him.
16 With (E)long life I will satisfy him
and (F)show him my salvation.”
Job 5:19
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- Job 5:19 Or disaster
Daniel 3:28
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28 Nebuchadnezzar answered and said, “Blessed be the God of (A)Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, who (B)has sent his angel and (C)delivered his servants, who (D)trusted in him, and set aside[a] the king's command, and yielded up their bodies rather than (E)serve and worship any god except their own God.
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- Daniel 3:28 Aramaic and changed
Isaiah 43:2
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2 (A)When you pass through the waters, I will be with you;
and through the rivers, they shall not overwhelm you;
(B)when you walk through fire (C)you shall not be burned,
and the flame shall not consume you.
Daniel 3:17
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17 If this be so, (A)our God whom we serve is able to deliver us from the burning fiery furnace, and he will deliver us out of your hand, O king.[a]
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- Daniel 3:17 Or If our God whom we serve is able to deliver us, he will deliver us from the burning fiery furnace and out of your hand, O king
2 Samuel 3:39
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39 And I was gentle today, though anointed king. (A)These men, the sons of Zeruiah, are more severe than I. (B)The Lord repay the evildoer according to his wickedness!”
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Daniel 6:20
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20 As he came near to the den where Daniel was, he cried out in a tone of anguish. The king declared to Daniel, “O Daniel, servant of (A)the living God, (B)has your God, whom you serve continually, (C)been able to deliver you from the lions?”
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Proverbs 29:25
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25 (A)The fear of man lays a snare,
but whoever trusts in the Lord is safe.
Psalm 118:8-9
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8 (A)It is better to take refuge in the Lord
(B)than to trust in man.
9 It is better to take refuge in the Lord
(C)than to trust in princes.
Romans 13:3
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3 For rulers are not a terror to good conduct, but to bad. Would you have no fear of the one who is in authority? Then do what is good, and you (A)will receive his approval,
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Acts 25:11
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11 If then I am a wrongdoer and have committed anything for which I deserve to die, I do not seek to escape death. But if there is nothing to their charges against me, no one can give me up to them. (A)I appeal to Caesar.”
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Acts 25:9
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9 But Festus, (A)wishing to do the Jews a favor, said to Paul, “Do you wish to go up to Jerusalem and there be tried on these charges before me?”
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Acts 24:27
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27 When two years had elapsed, Felix was succeeded by Porcius (A)Festus. And (B)desiring to do the Jews a favor, (C)Felix left Paul in prison.
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John 19:12-16
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12 From then on (A)Pilate sought to release him, but the Jews cried out, “If you release this man, you are not Caesar's friend. (B)Everyone who makes himself a king opposes Caesar.” 13 So when Pilate heard these words, he brought Jesus out and sat down on (C)the judgment seat at a place called The Stone Pavement, and in Aramaic[a] Gabbatha. 14 Now it was (D)the day of Preparation of the Passover. It was about the sixth hour.[b] He said to the Jews, (E)“Behold your King!” 15 They cried out, (F)“Away with him, away with him, crucify him!” Pilate said to them, “Shall I crucify your King?” The chief priests answered, “We have no king but Caesar.” 16 (G)So he (H)delivered him over to them to be crucified.
The Crucifixion
So they took Jesus,
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- John 19:13 Or Hebrew; also verses 17, 20
- John 19:14 That is, about noon
Mark 15:14-15
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14 And Pilate said to them, “Why? (A)What evil has he done?” But they shouted all the more, “Crucify him.” 15 So Pilate, wishing to satisfy the crowd, released for them Barabbas, and having (B)scourged[a] Jesus, he delivered him to be crucified.
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- Mark 15:15 A Roman judicial penalty, consisting of a severe beating with a multi-lashed whip containing embedded pieces of bone and metal
Mark 6:25-28
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25 And she came in immediately with haste to the king and asked, saying, “I want you to give me at once the head of John the Baptist on a platter.” 26 And the king was exceedingly sorry, but because of his oaths and his guests he did not want to break his word to her. 27 And immediately the king sent an executioner with orders to bring John's[a] head. He went and beheaded him in the prison 28 and brought his head on a platter and gave it to the girl, and the girl gave it to her mother.
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- Mark 6:27 Greek his
Matthew 27:23-26
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23 And he said, “Why? (A)What evil has he done?” But they shouted all the more, “Let him be crucified!”
Pilate Delivers Jesus to Be Crucified
24 So when Pilate saw that he was gaining nothing, but rather that (B)a riot was beginning, he took water and (C)washed his hands before the crowd, saying, “I am innocent of (D)this man's blood;[a] (E)see to it yourselves.” 25 And all the people answered, (F)“His blood be on us and (G)on our children!” 26 Then he released for them Barabbas, and having (H)scourged[b] Jesus, delivered him to be crucified.
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- Matthew 27:24 Some manuscripts this righteous blood, or this righteous man's blood
- Matthew 27:26 A Roman judicial penalty, consisting of a severe beating with a multi-lashed whip containing embedded pieces of bone and metal
Matthew 14:8-10
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8 Prompted by her mother, she said, “Give me the head of John the Baptist here on a platter.” 9 And the king was sorry, but because of his oaths and his guests he commanded it to be given. 10 He sent and had John beheaded in the prison,
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Daniel 6:7
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7 All the (A)high officials of the kingdom, the prefects and the satraps, the (B)counselors and the governors are agreed that the king should establish an ordinance and enforce an (C)injunction, that whoever makes petition to any god or man for thirty days, except to you, O king, shall be cast into the den of lions.
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Daniel 3:15
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15 Now if you are ready when (A)you hear the sound of the horn, pipe, lyre, trigon, harp, bagpipe, and every kind of music, to fall down and worship the image that I have made, well and good.[a] But if you do not worship, (B)you shall immediately be cast into a burning fiery furnace. And (C)who is the god who will deliver you out of my hands?”
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- Daniel 3:15 Aramaic lacks well and good
Jeremiah 38:5
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5 King Zedekiah said, “Behold, he is in your hands, (A)for the king can do nothing against you.”
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Jeremiah 26:14
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14 (A)But as for me, behold, I am in your hands. Do with me as seems good and right to you.
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Acts 27:23-24
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