²⁰ And when he came to the den, he cried out with a ^[a]lamenting voice to Daniel. The king spoke, saying to Daniel, “Daniel, servant of the living God, ^(A)has your God, whom you serve continually, been able to deliver you from the lions?”

¹⁷ If that is the case, our ^(A)God whom we serve is able to ^(B)deliver us from the burning fiery furnace, and He will deliver us from your hand, O king.

¹⁶ At my first defense no one stood with me, but all forsook me. ^(A)May it not be charged against them.

The Lord Is Faithful

^17 (B)But the Lord stood with me and strengthened me, ^(C)so that the message might be preached fully through me, and that all the Gentiles might hear. Also I was delivered ^(D)out of the mouth of the lion. ^18 (E)And the Lord will deliver me from every evil work and preserve me for His heavenly kingdom. ^(F)To Him be glory forever and ever. Amen!

²⁵ Therefore He is also ^(A)able to save ^[a]to the uttermost those who come to God through Him, since He always lives ^(B)to make intercession for them.

¹⁶ So the king gave the command, and they brought Daniel and cast him into the den of lions. But the king spoke, saying to Daniel, “Your God, whom you serve continually, He will deliver you.”

²⁵ But ^(A)he who looks into the perfect law of liberty and continues in it, and is not a forgetful hearer but a doer of the work, ^(B)this one will be blessed in what he does.

^17 (A)pray without ceasing, ¹⁸ in everything give thanks; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.

^10 (A)who delivered us from so great a death, and ^[a]does deliver us; in whom we trust that He will still deliver us,