Nehemiah 6:11 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021

¹¹ But I said, “Should a man like me run away? Would a man like me go into the temple to save his life? I will not go in!”

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹¹ And I said, Should such a man as I flee? and who is there, that, being as I am, would go into the temple to save his life? I will not go in.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹¹ But I said, Should such a man as I flee? And what man such as I could go into the temple [where only the priests are allowed to go] and yet live? I will not go in.

American Standard Version (1901)

¹¹ And I said, Should such a man as I flee? and who is there, that, being such as I, would go into the temple to save his life? I will not go in.

Common English Bible

¹¹ But I replied, “Should someone like me run away? Who like me would go into the temple to save his life? I won’t go in!”

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹¹ And I said: "How could anyone like me flee? And who like me should enter the temple, so that he may live? I will not enter."

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

¹¹ And I said: Should such a man as I flee? And who is there that being as I am would go into the temple to save his life? I will not go in.

Nehemiah 6:11 Cross References

Nehemiah 6:12

Then I perceived and saw that God had not sent him at all, but he had pronounced the prophecy against me because Tobiah and Sanballat had hired him.

Nehemiah 6:3

So I sent messengers to them, saying, “I am doing a great work, and I cannot come down. Why should the work stop while I leave it to come down to you?”

Nehemiah 6:9

for they all wanted to frighten us, thinking, “Their hands will drop from the work, and it will not be done.” But now, strengthen my hands.

Psalm 112:6

For the righteous will never be moved; they will be remembered forever.

Psalm 112:8

Their hearts are steady; they will not be afraid; in the end they will look in triumph on their foes.

Proverbs 28:1

The wicked flee when no one pursues, but the righteous are as bold as a lion.

Ecclesiastes 10:1

Dead flies make the perfumer’s ointment give off a foul odor; so a little folly outweighs wisdom and honor.

Isaiah 10:18

The glory of his forest and his fruitful land the Lord will destroy, both soul and body, and it will be as when an invalid wastes away.

Numbers 3:10

But you shall enroll Aaron and his descendants; it is they who shall attend to the priesthood, and any outsider who comes near shall be put to death.”

Acts 20:24

But I do not count my life of any value to myself, if only I may finish my course and the ministry that I received from the Lord Jesus, to testify to the good news of God’s grace.

Acts 21:13

Then Paul answered, “What are you doing, weeping and breaking my heart? For I am ready not only to be bound but even to die in Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus.”

Acts 8:1

And Saul approved of their killing him. That day a severe persecution began against the church in Jerusalem, and all except the apostles were scattered throughout the countryside of Judea and Samaria.

Philippians 2:17

But even if I am being poured out as a libation over the sacrifice and the service of your faith, I rejoice, and I rejoice together with all of you;

Philippians 2:30

because he came close to death for the work of Christ, risking his life to make up for those services that you could not give me.

Hebrews 11:27

By faith he left Egypt, unafraid of the king’s anger, for he persevered as though he saw him who is invisible.

1 Samuel 19:5

for he took his life in his hand when he attacked the Philistine, and the Lord brought about a great victory for all Israel. You saw it and rejoiced; why then will you sin against an innocent person by killing David without cause?”