Daniel 6:16

New American Bible - revised edition

But these men pressed the king. “Keep in mind, O king,” they said, “that under the law of the Medes and Persians every royal prohibition or decree is irrevocable.”

Cross References

Job 5:19

Out of six troubles he will deliver you, and at the seventh no evil shall touch you.

Daniel 3:28

You have executed proper judgments in all that you have brought upon us and upon Jerusalem, the holy city of our ancestors. By a proper judgment you have done all this because of our sins;

Isaiah 43:2

When you pass through waters, I will be with you; through rivers, you shall not be swept away. When you walk through fire, you shall not be burned, nor will flames consume you.

2 Samuel 3:39

Although I am the anointed king, I am weak this day, and these men, the sons of Zeruiah, are too ruthless for me. May the Lord repay the evildoer in accordance with his evil deed.”

Daniel 3:17

If our God, whom we serve, can save us from the white-hot furnace and from your hands, O king, may he save us!

Daniel 6:20

the king rose very early the next morning and hastened to the lions’ den.

Acts 25:11

If I have committed a crime or done anything deserving death, I do not seek to escape the death penalty; but if there is no substance to the charges they are bringing against me, then no one has the right to hand me over to them. I appeal to Caesar.”

Proverbs 29:25

Fear of others becomes a snare, but the one who trusts in the Lord is safe.

Romans 13:3

For rulers are not a cause of fear to good conduct, but to evil. Do you wish to have no fear of authority? Then do what is good and you will receive approval from it,

Daniel 6:7

So these ministers and satraps stormed in to the king and said to him, “King Darius, live forever!

Daniel 3:15

Now, if you are ready to fall down and worship the statue I made, whenever you hear the sound of the horn, pipe, zither, dulcimer, harp, double-flute, and all the other musical instruments, then all will be well; if not, you shall be instantly cast into the white-hot furnace; and who is the God who can deliver you out of my hands?”

Jeremiah 38:5

King Zedekiah answered: “He is in your hands,” for the king could do nothing with them.

Jeremiah 26:14

As for me, I am in your hands; do with me what is good and right in your eyes.

Acts 25:9

Then Festus, wishing to ingratiate himself with the Jews, said to Paul in reply, “Are you willing to go up to Jerusalem and there stand trial before me on these charges?”

Acts 24:27

Two years passed and Felix was succeeded by Porcius Festus. Wishing to ingratiate himself with the Jews, Felix left Paul in prison.

2 Corinthians 1:10

He rescued us from such great danger of death, and he will continue to rescue us; in him we have put our hope [that] he will also rescue us again,

Isaiah 41:10

Do not fear: I am with you; do not be anxious: I am your God. I will strengthen you, I will help you, I will uphold you with my victorious right hand.

Jeremiah 38:6

And so they took Jeremiah and threw him into the cistern of Prince Malchiah, in the court of the guard, letting him down by rope. There was no water in the cistern, only mud, and Jeremiah sank down into the mud.

Jeremiah 39:17

But on that day I will deliver you—oracle of the Lord; you shall not be handed over to the men you dread.