4 Maccabees 3:15 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021 But David, though he was burning with thirst, considered it an altogether fearful danger to his soul to drink what was regarded as equivalent to blood. Common English Bible But even though he was on fire with thirst, David understood the terrible danger that this drink posed to his soul. It had equal value to the blood of the men who risked their lives to fetch it. World English Bible - American English Edition - without Strong's Numbers But he, though parched with thirst, reasoned that a drink regarded of equal value to blood would be terribly dangerous to his soul. World English Bible British Edition But he, though parched with thirst, reasoned that a drink regarded of equal value to blood would be terribly dangerous to his soul. Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI) But David, although he was burning with thirst, considered it an altogether fearful danger to his soul to drink what was regarded as equivalent to blood. |