Daniel 3:16-18

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Daniel’s Friends Answer King Nebuchadnezzar

¹⁶ Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego answered King Nebuchadnezzar, “It’s not necessary for us to respond in this matter. ¹⁷ Your majesty, if it be his will,^[a] our God whom we serve can deliver us from the blazing fire furnace, and he will deliver us from you.^{[b] 18} But if not, rest assured, your majesty, that we won’t serve your gods, and we won’t worship the golden statue that you have set up.”