Daniel 5:11

Easy To Read Version

There is a man in your kingdom that has the spirit of the holy gods in him. In the days of your father this man showed that he could understand secrets. He showed that he was very smart and very wise. He showed that he was like the gods in these things. Your grandfather, {\cf2\super [55]} King Nebuchadnezzar, put this man in charge of all the wise men. He ruled over all the men of magic, and the Chaldeans. {\cf2\super [56]}

Cross References

Genesis 41:38

Then Pharaoh told them, “I don’t think we can find anyone better than Joseph to take this job! God’s Spirit is in him making him very wise!”

2 Samuel 14:17

I know that the words of my lord the king will give me rest, because you are like an angel from God. You know what is good and what is bad. And the Lord your God is with you.”

Ezekiel 28:3

You think you are wiser than Danel! {\cf2\super [234]} \par You think you can find out all secrets!\par

Ezekiel 28:4

Through your wisdom and understanding\par you have gotten riches for yourself.\par And you put gold and silver\par in your treasuries.\par

Daniel 1:4

King Nebuchadnezzar wanted only healthy young Jewish men. The king wanted young men that did not have any bruises or scars, or anything wrong with their bodies. The king wanted handsome, smart young men. The king wanted young men that were able to learn things quickly and easily. The king wanted young men that were able to serve in his house. The king told Ashpenaz to teach those young men from Israel the language and writings of the Chaldean people. {\cf2\super [3]}

Daniel 2:11

The king is asking something that is too hard to do. Only the gods could tell the king his dream and what it means. But the gods don’t live with people.”

Daniel 2:22

He knows hidden secrets\par that are hard to understand.\par Light lives with him,\par so he knows what is in the dark\par and secret places!\par

Daniel 4:18

That is what I, King Nebuchadnezzar, dreamed. Now, Belteshazzar (Daniel), tell me what it means. None of the wise men in my kingdom can interpret that dream for me. But Belteshazzar, you can interpret the dream because the spirit of the holy gods is in you.

Daniel 4:5

I had a dream that made me afraid. I was lying on my bed, and I saw pictures and visions {\cf2\super [39]} in my mind. Those things made me very afraid.

Daniel 4:6

So I gave an order that all the wise men of Babylon be brought to me. Why? So they could tell me what my dream meant.

Daniel 5:14

I have heard that the spirit of the gods is in you. And I have heard that you understand secrets, and are very smart and very wise.

Daniel 5:7

The king called for the men of magic and Chaldeans {\cf2\super [53]} to be brought to him. He said to these wise men, “I will give a reward to any man that can read this writing and explain to me what it means. I will give purple clothes {\cf2\super [54]} to that man. I will put a gold chain around his neck, and I will make him the third highest ruler in the kingdom.”

Acts 12:22

The people shouted, “This is the voice of a god, not a man!”

Acts 14:11

When the people saw what Paul did, they shouted in their own Lycaonian language. They said, “The gods have become like men! They have come down to us!”

Acts 16:16

One time something happened to us while we were going to the place for prayer. A servant girl met us. She had a special spirit {\cf2\super [338]} in her. This spirit gave her the power to tell what would happen in the future. By doing this she earned a lot of money for the men who owned her.

Revelation 3:9

Listen! There is a synagogue (group) that belongs to Satan (the devil). Those people say they are Jews, but they are liars. Those people are not \{true\} Jews. I will make those people come before you and bow at your feet. They will know that you are the people I have loved.