Verse (Click for Chapter) New Revised Standard Version I choose not to do it; I will fall into your hands, rather than sin in the sight of the Lord.” New American Bible Douay-Rheims Bible Treasury of Scripture Knowledge But it is better for me to fall into your hands without doing it, than to sin in the sight of the Lord. Daniel 13:21But if thou wilt not, we will bear witness against thee, that a young man was with thee, and therefore thou didst send away thy maids from thee. Daniel 13:22 Susanna sighed, and said: I am straitened on every side: for if I do this thing, it is death to me: and if I do it not, I shall not escape your hands. Daniel 13:24 With that Susanna cried out with a loud voice: and the elders also cried out against her. Daniel 13:25 And one of them ran to the door of the orchard, and opened it. Context Daniel 13…22Susanna sighed, and said: I am straitened on every side: for if I do this thing, it is death to me: and if I do it not, I shall not escape your hands. 23But it is better for me to fall into your hands without doing it, than to sin in the sight of the Lord. 24With that Susanna cried out with a loud voice: and the elders also cried out against her.… Cross References Daniel 13:21 But if thou wilt not, we will bear witness against thee, that a young man was with thee, and therefore thou didst send away thy maids from thee. Daniel 13:22 Susanna sighed, and said: I am straitened on every side: for if I do this thing, it is death to me: and if I do it not, I shall not escape your hands. Daniel 13:24 With that Susanna cried out with a loud voice: and the elders also cried out against her. Daniel 13:25 And one of them ran to the door of the orchard, and opened it. |
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