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16 Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego answered King Nebuchadnezzar, “There is no need for us to defend ourselves before you in this matter. 17 If our God, whom we serve, can save us[a] from the white-hot furnace and from your hands, O king, may he save us! 18 But even if he will not, you should know, O king, that we will not serve your god or worship the golden statue which you set up.”

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Footnotes

  1. 3:17 If our God…can save us: the youths do not question the efficacy of the divine power, but whether it will be exercised (v. 18).