Daniel 6:8

New International Reader's Version

Now give the order. Write it down in the law of the Medes and Persians. Then it can’t be changed.”

Cross References

Esther 1:19

“So if it pleases you, send out a royal order. Let it be written down in the laws of Persia and Media. Those laws can never be changed. Let the royal order say that Vashti can never see you again. Also let her position as queen be given to someone who is better than she is.

Esther 3:12

The king sent for the royal secretaries. It was the 13th day of the first month. The secretaries wrote down all Haman’s orders. They wrote them down in the writing of each territory in the kingdom. They also wrote them in the language of each nation. The orders were sent to the royal officials and to the governors of the territories. And the orders were also sent to the nobles of the nations. The orders were written in the name of King Xerxes himself. And they were stamped with his own official mark.

Esther 8:10

Mordecai wrote the orders in the name of King Xerxes. He stamped them with the king’s royal mark. He sent them by messengers on horseback. They rode fast horses that were raised just for the king.

Esther 8:3

Esther made another appeal to the king. She fell at his feet and wept. She begged him to put an end to the evil plan of Haman, the Agagite. He had decided to kill the Jews.

Esther 8:8

Now write another order in my name. Do it for the benefit of the Jews. Do what seems best to you. Stamp the order with my royal mark. Nothing that is written in my name and stamped with my mark can ever be changed.”

Psalm 94:21

Evil people join together against those who do what is right. They sentence to death those who aren’t guilty of doing anything wrong.

Isaiah 10:1

How terrible it will be for you who make laws that aren’t fair! How terrible for you who write laws that make life hard for others!

Daniel 5:28

“The word Peres means that your authority over your kingdom will be taken away from you. It will be given to the Medes and Persians.”

Daniel 6:12

So they went to the king. They spoke to him about his royal order. They said, “Your Majesty, didn’t you sign an official order? It said that for the next 30 days your people could pray only to you. They could not pray to anyone else, whether god or human being. If they did, they would be thrown into the lions’ den.” The king answered, “The order must still be obeyed. It’s what the law of the Medes and Persians requires. So it can’t be changed.”

Daniel 6:15

Then the men went as a group to King Darius. They said to him, “Your Majesty, remember that no order or command you give can be changed. That’s what the law of the Medes and Persians requires.”

Matthew 24:35

Heaven and earth will pass away. But my words will never pass away.