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- Amplified Bible - Nebuchadnezzar responded and said, “Blessed be the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, who has sent His angel and rescued His servants who believed in, trusted in, and relied on Him! They violated the king’s command and surrendered their bodies rather than serve or worship any god except their own God.
- 新标点和合本 - 尼布甲尼撒说:“沙得拉、米煞、亚伯尼歌的 神是应当称颂的!他差遣使者救护倚靠他的仆人,他们不遵王命,舍去己身,在他们 神以外不肯侍奉敬拜别神。
- 和合本2010(上帝版-简体) - 尼布甲尼撒说:“沙得拉、米煞、亚伯尼歌的上帝是应当称颂的!他差遣使者救护倚靠他的仆人,他们不遵王的命令,甚至舍身,在他们上帝以外不肯事奉敬拜别神。
- 和合本2010(神版-简体) - 尼布甲尼撒说:“沙得拉、米煞、亚伯尼歌的 神是应当称颂的!他差遣使者救护倚靠他的仆人,他们不遵王的命令,甚至舍身,在他们 神以外不肯事奉敬拜别神。
- 当代译本 - 尼布甲尼撒说:“沙得拉、米煞和亚伯尼歌的上帝当受称颂!祂差遣天使拯救祂的仆人。他们信靠祂,无视王命,宁肯舍命也不供奉、祭拜其他神明。
- 圣经新译本 - 尼布甲尼撒说:“沙得拉、米煞、亚伯尼歌的 神是应当称颂的,他差遣使者拯救那些倚靠他的仆人;他们违抗王的命令,宁愿舍命,除了自己的 神以外,不肯事奉敬拜任何其他的神。
- 中文标准译本 - 尼布甲尼撒就开口说:“沙德拉克、米沙克、亚伯尼哥的神是当受颂赞的!他派遣他的使者拯救了他的仆人们;他们信靠神,违抗王的命令,甚至舍弃己身,除了自己的神以外,不事奉、不膜拜任何其他神明。
- 现代标点和合本 - 尼布甲尼撒说:“沙得拉、米煞、亚伯尼歌的神是应当称颂的!他差遣使者救护倚靠他的仆人,他们不遵王命,舍去己身,在他们神以外不肯侍奉敬拜别神。
- 和合本(拼音版) - 尼布甲尼撒说:“沙得拉、米煞、亚伯尼歌的上帝是应当称颂的。他差遣使者救护倚靠他的仆人,他们不遵王命,舍去己身,在他们上帝以外不肯侍奉敬拜别神。
- New International Version - Then Nebuchadnezzar said, “Praise be to the God of Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego, who has sent his angel and rescued his servants! They trusted in him and defied the king’s command and were willing to give up their lives rather than serve or worship any god except their own God.
- New International Reader's Version - Then Nebuchadnezzar said, “May the God of Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego be praised! He has sent his angel and saved his servants. They trusted in him. They refused to obey my command. They were willing to give up their lives. They would rather die than serve or worship any god except their own God.
- English Standard Version - Nebuchadnezzar answered and said, “Blessed be the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, who has sent his angel and delivered his servants, who trusted in him, and set aside the king’s command, and yielded up their bodies rather than serve and worship any god except their own God.
- New Living Translation - Then Nebuchadnezzar said, “Praise to the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego! He sent his angel to rescue his servants who trusted in him. They defied the king’s command and were willing to die rather than serve or worship any god except their own God.
- The Message - Nebuchadnezzar said, “Blessed be the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego! He sent his angel and rescued his servants who trusted in him! They ignored the king’s orders and laid their bodies on the line rather than serve or worship any god but their own.
- Christian Standard Bible - Nebuchadnezzar exclaimed, “Praise to the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego! He sent his angel and rescued his servants who trusted in him. They violated the king’s command and risked their lives rather than serve or worship any god except their own God.
- New American Standard Bible - Nebuchadnezzar responded and said, “Blessed be the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, who has sent His angel and rescued His servants who put their trust in Him, violating the king’s command, and surrendered their bodies rather than serve or worship any god except their own God.
- New King James Version - Nebuchadnezzar spoke, saying, “Blessed be the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego, who sent His Angel and delivered His servants who trusted in Him, and they have frustrated the king’s word, and yielded their bodies, that they should not serve nor worship any god except their own God!
- American Standard Version - Nebuchadnezzar spake and said, Blessed be the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, who hath sent his angel, and delivered his servants that trusted in him, and have changed the king’s word, and have yielded their bodies, that they might not serve nor worship any god, except their own God.
- King James Version - Then Nebuchadnezzar spake, and said, Blessed be the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed–nego, who hath sent his angel, and delivered his servants that trusted in him, and have changed the king's word, and yielded their bodies, that they might not serve nor worship any god, except their own God.
- New English Translation - Nebuchadnezzar exclaimed, “Praised be the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, who has sent forth his angel and has rescued his servants who trusted in him, ignoring the edict of the king and giving up their bodies rather than serve or pay homage to any god other than their God!
- World English Bible - Nebuchadnezzar spoke and said, “Blessed be the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, who has sent his angel, and delivered his servants who trusted in him, and have changed the king’s word, and have yielded their bodies, that they might not serve nor worship any god, except their own God.
- 新標點和合本 - 尼布甲尼撒說:「沙得拉、米煞、亞伯尼歌的神是應當稱頌的!他差遣使者救護倚靠他的僕人,他們不遵王命,捨去己身,在他們神以外不肯事奉敬拜別神。
- 和合本2010(上帝版-繁體) - 尼布甲尼撒說:「沙得拉、米煞、亞伯尼歌的上帝是應當稱頌的!他差遣使者救護倚靠他的僕人,他們不遵王的命令,甚至捨身,在他們上帝以外不肯事奉敬拜別神。
- 和合本2010(神版-繁體) - 尼布甲尼撒說:「沙得拉、米煞、亞伯尼歌的 神是應當稱頌的!他差遣使者救護倚靠他的僕人,他們不遵王的命令,甚至捨身,在他們 神以外不肯事奉敬拜別神。
- 當代譯本 - 尼布甲尼撒說:「沙得拉、米煞和亞伯尼歌的上帝當受稱頌!祂差遣天使拯救祂的僕人。他們信靠祂,無視王命,寧肯捨命也不供奉、祭拜其他神明。
- 聖經新譯本 - 尼布甲尼撒說:“沙得拉、米煞、亞伯尼歌的 神是應當稱頌的,他差遣使者拯救那些倚靠他的僕人;他們違抗王的命令,寧願捨命,除了自己的 神以外,不肯事奉敬拜任何其他的神。
- 呂振中譯本 - 尼布甲尼撒 應時說:『 沙得拉 、 米煞 、 亞伯尼歌 的上帝是應當受祝頌的;他差遣他的使者,解救了他的僕人,就是那些信靠他的;他們挫折了王的命令,情願捨棄自己的身體,除了 拜 自己的上帝以外,不肯事奉 任何神 ,不肯向任何神下拜。
- 中文標準譯本 - 尼布甲尼撒就開口說:「沙德拉克、米沙克、亞伯尼哥的神是當受頌讚的!他派遣他的使者拯救了他的僕人們;他們信靠神,違抗王的命令,甚至捨棄己身,除了自己的神以外,不事奉、不膜拜任何其他神明。
- 現代標點和合本 - 尼布甲尼撒說:「沙得拉、米煞、亞伯尼歌的神是應當稱頌的!他差遣使者救護倚靠他的僕人,他們不遵王命,捨去己身,在他們神以外不肯侍奉敬拜別神。
- 文理和合譯本 - 尼布甲尼撒曰、沙得拉米煞亞伯尼歌之上帝、宜頌美焉、遣其使救賴之之僕、彼背王命、自舍其身、於其上帝外、不事他神、而崇拜之、
- 文理委辦譯本 - 王曰、沙得臘、米煞、亞伯尼坷、賴其上帝、余雖降命、彼寧焚其身、不拜他上帝、故上帝遣使救援、當頌美不已。
- 施約瑟淺文理新舊約聖經 - 尼布甲尼撒 遂曰、當頌美 沙得拉 、 米煞 、 亞伯尼歌 之天主、因遣其使者救賴之之僕、彼能舍身、不遵王命、在其天主外、不拜他神、 或作尼布甲尼撒曰沙得拉米煞亞伯尼歌舍身不遵王命在彼之天主以外不拜他神彼之天主當讚美因遣使者救賴之之僕
- Nueva Versión Internacional - Entonces exclamó Nabucodonosor: «¡Alabado sea el Dios de estos jóvenes, que envió a su ángel y los salvó! Ellos confiaron en él y, desafiando la orden real, optaron por la muerte antes que honrar o adorar a otro dios que no fuera el suyo.
- 현대인의 성경 - 그때 느부갓네살왕이 말하였다. “사드락과 메삭과 아벳느고의 하나님을 찬양하라! 그가 그의 천사를 보내 자기를 신뢰하는 종들을 구원하셨다. 그들은 자기들의 하나님 외에 다른 신에게 경배하지 않으려고 왕의 명령을 거역하고 기꺼이 자기들의 목숨까지 내놓았다.
- Новый Русский Перевод - И Навуходоносор сказал: – Хвала Богу Шадраха, Мешаха и Аведнего, Который послал Своего ангела и спас Своих слуг! Они верили Ему и нарушили царское повеление, и были готовы скорее проститься с жизнью, чем служить и поклоняться другому богу, кроме своего Бога.
- Восточный перевод - И Навуходоносор сказал: – Хвала Богу Шадраха, Мисаха и Аведнего, Который послал Своего ангела и спас Своих рабов! Они верили Ему и нарушили царское повеление, и были готовы скорее проститься с жизнью, чем служить и поклоняться другому богу, кроме своего Бога.
- Восточный перевод, версия с «Аллахом» - И Навуходоносор сказал: – Хвала Богу Шадраха, Мисаха и Аведнего, Который послал Своего ангела и спас Своих рабов! Они верили Ему и нарушили царское повеление, и были готовы скорее проститься с жизнью, чем служить и поклоняться другому богу, кроме своего Бога.
- Восточный перевод, версия для Таджикистана - И Навуходоносор сказал: – Хвала Богу Шадраха, Мисаха и Аведнего, Который послал Своего ангела и спас Своих рабов! Они верили Ему и нарушили царское повеление, и были готовы скорее проститься с жизнью, чем служить и поклоняться другому богу, кроме своего Бога.
- La Bible du Semeur 2015 - Alors Nabuchodonosor s’écria : Loué soit le Dieu de Shadrak, de Méshak et d’Abed-Nego, qui a envoyé son ange pour délivrer ses serviteurs qui se sont confiés en lui et qui ont désobéi à mon ordre. Ils ont préféré risquer leur vie plutôt que de se prosterner et d’adorer un autre dieu que le leur.
- リビングバイブル - 王は言いました。「シャデラク、メシャク、アベデ・ネゴの神はすばらしい! 王の命令を拒み、自分たちの神以外の神を拝むくらいなら死もいとわないほど信仰に徹したしもべたちを、御使いを送って救い出してくださるとは。
- Nova Versão Internacional - Disse então Nabucodonosor: “Louvado seja o Deus de Sadraque, Mesaque e Abede-Nego, que enviou o seu anjo e livrou os seus servos! Eles confiaram nele, desafiaram a ordem do rei, preferindo abrir mão de sua vida a prestar culto e adorar a outro deus que não fosse o seu próprio Deus.
- Hoffnung für alle - Da rief Nebukadnezar: »Gelobt sei der Gott von Schadrach, Meschach und Abed-Nego! Er hat seinen Engel gesandt, um diese Männer zu retten, die ihm dienen und sich auf ihn verlassen. Sie haben mein Gebot übertreten und ihr Leben aufs Spiel gesetzt, weil sie keinen anderen Gott anbeten und verehren wollten.
- Kinh Thánh Hiện Đại - Vua Nê-bu-cát-nết-sa tuyên bố: “Hãy ngợi tôn Đức Chúa Trời của Sa-đơ-rắc, Mê-sác, và A-bết-nê-gô! Chúa đã sai thiên sứ giải cứu đầy tớ Ngài là những người tin cậy Ngài, không sợ lệnh vua, và sẵn sàng hy sinh tính mạng để giữ vững lập trường, không phục vụ và thờ lạy thần nào khác ngoài Đức Chúa Trời của mình.
- พระคริสตธรรมคัมภีร์ไทย ฉบับอมตธรรมร่วมสมัย - เนบูคัดเนสซาร์จึงตรัสว่า “ขอสรรเสริญพระเจ้าของชัดรัค เมชาค และอาเบดเนโก ผู้ทรงส่งทูตสวรรค์ของพระองค์มาช่วยผู้รับใช้ของพระองค์! พวกเขาไว้วางใจในพระเจ้า ละเมิดคำสั่งของกษัตริย์ และยอมตายเสียดีกว่ายอมปรนนิบัตินมัสการพระอื่นใดเว้นแต่พระเจ้าของตน
- พระคัมภีร์ ฉบับแปลใหม่ - เนบูคัดเนสซาร์พูดว่า “ขอพระเจ้าของชัดรัค เมชาค และอาเบดเนโกได้รับพระพรเถิด พระองค์ได้ส่งทูตสวรรค์มาช่วยบรรดาผู้รับใช้ที่วางใจในพระองค์ พวกเขาไม่ปฏิบัติตามคำสั่งของข้าพเจ้า และยอมสละชีวิตแทนที่จะนมัสการเทพเจ้าใดๆ นอกจากพระเจ้าของพวกเขาเท่านั้น
交叉引用
- 1 Chronicles 5:20 - They were given help against them, and the Hagrites were handed over to them, and all who were allied with them; for they cried out to God [for help] in the battle; and He granted their entreaty because they relied on and trusted in Him.
- Hebrews 11:37 - They were stoned [to death], they were sawn in two, they were lured with tempting offers [to renounce their faith], they were put to death by the sword; they went about wrapped in the skins of sheep and goats, utterly destitute, oppressed, cruelly treated
- Daniel 3:15 - Now if you are ready, when you hear the sound of the horn, pipe, lyre, trigon, harp, dulcimer, and all kinds of music, to fall down and worship the image which I have made, very good. But if you do not worship, you shall be thrown at once into the midst of a furnace of blazing fire; and what god is there who can rescue you out of my hands?”
- Daniel 3:16 - Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego answered the king, “O Nebuchadnezzar, we do not need to answer you on this point.
- Daniel 3:17 - If it be so, our God whom we serve is able to rescue us from the furnace of blazing fire, and He will rescue us from your hand, O king.
- Daniel 3:18 - But even if He does not, let it be known to you, O king, that we are not going to serve your gods or worship the golden image that you have set up!”
- Psalms 34:22 - The Lord redeems the soul of His servants, And none of those who take refuge in Him will be condemned.
- Ephesians 1:12 - so that we who were the first to hope in Christ [who first put our confidence in Him as our Lord and Savior] would exist to the praise of His glory.
- Ephesians 1:13 - In Him, you also, when you heard the word of truth, the good news of your salvation, and [as a result] believed in Him, were stamped with the seal of the promised Holy Spirit [the One promised by Christ] as owned and protected [by God].
- 1 Peter 1:21 - and through Him you believe [confidently] in God [the heavenly Father], who raised Him from the dead and gave Him glory, so that your faith and hope are [centered and rest] in God.
- Ezra 6:11 - I have also issued a decree that if there is any man who violates this edict, a beam of timber shall be pulled from his house [and set up]; then he shall be impaled on it, and his house shall be turned into a refuse heap for this [violation].
- Matthew 4:10 - Then Jesus said to him, “Go away, Satan! For it is written and forever remains written, ‘You shall worship the Lord your God, and serve Him only.’ ”
- Philippians 1:20 - It is my own eager expectation and hope, that [looking toward the future] I will not disgrace myself nor be ashamed in anything, but that with courage and the utmost freedom of speech, even now as always, Christ will be magnified and exalted in my body, whether by life or by death.
- Ezra 7:23 - Whatever is commanded by the God of heaven, let it be done diligently and with enthusiasm for the house of the God of heaven, so that there will not be wrath against the kingdom of the king and his sons.
- Ezra 7:24 - We also inform you that it is not authorized to impose tax, tribute, or toll on any of the priests, Levites, singers, doorkeepers, temple servants or other servants of this house of God.
- Ezra 7:25 - “You, Ezra, are to appoint magistrates and judges in accordance with the wisdom and instruction of your God which is in your hand, so that they may judge all the people who are in the province west of the [Euphrates] River; appoint those who know the laws of your God; and you may teach anyone who does not know them.
- Ezra 7:26 - Whoever does not observe and practice the law of your God and the law of the king, let judgment be executed upon him strictly and promptly, whether it be for death or banishment or confiscation of property or imprisonment.”
- Ezra 7:27 - Blessed be the Lord, the God of our fathers [said Ezra], who put such a thing as this in the king’s heart, to adorn and glorify the house of the Lord in Jerusalem,
- Ezra 7:28 - and has extended His mercy and lovingkindness to me before the king, his advisers, and all the king’s mighty officials. I was strengthened and encouraged, for the hand of the Lord my God was upon me, and I gathered together outstanding men of Israel to go up with me [to Jerusalem].
- Psalms 103:20 - Bless the Lord, you His angels, You mighty ones who do His commandments, Obeying the voice of His word!
- Ezra 1:3 - Whoever there is among you of all His people, may his God be with him! Let him go up to Jerusalem, which is in Judah and rebuild the house of the Lord, the God of Israel; He is God who is in Jerusalem.
- Genesis 9:26 - He also said, “Blessed be the Lord, The God of Shem; And let Canaan be his servant.
- Hebrews 1:14 - Are not all the angels ministering spirits sent out [by God] to serve (accompany, protect) those who will inherit salvation? [Of course they are!]
- Daniel 6:26 - I issue a decree that in all the dominion of my kingdom men are to [reverently] fear and tremble before the God of Daniel, For He is the living God, enduring and steadfast forever, And His kingdom is one which will not be destroyed, And His dominion will be forever.
- Psalms 33:21 - For in Him our heart rejoices, Because we trust [lean on, rely on, and are confident] in His holy name.
- Daniel 6:22 - My God has sent His angel and has shut the mouths of the lions so that they have not hurt me, because I was found innocent before Him; and also before you, O king, I have committed no crime.”
- Daniel 6:23 - Then the king was greatly pleased and ordered that Daniel be taken out of the den. So Daniel was taken out of the den, and no injury whatever was found on him, because he believed in and relied on and trusted in his God.
- Jeremiah 17:7 - Blessed [with spiritual security] is the man who believes and trusts in and relies on the Lord And whose hope and confident expectation is the Lord.
- Jeremiah 17:8 - For he will be [nourished] like a tree planted by the waters, That spreads out its roots by the river; And will not fear the heat when it comes; But its leaves will be green and moist. And it will not be anxious and concerned in a year of drought Nor stop bearing fruit.
- Acts 4:19 - But Peter and John replied to them, “Whether it is right in the sight of God to listen to you and obey you rather than God, you must judge [for yourselves];
- Genesis 19:15 - When morning dawned, the angels urged Lot [to hurry], saying, “Get up! Take your wife and two daughters who are here [and go], or you will be swept away in the punishment of the city.”
- Genesis 19:16 - But Lot hesitated and lingered. The men took hold of his hand and the hand of his wife and the hands of his two daughters, because the Lord was merciful to him [for Abraham’s sake]; and they brought him out, and left him outside the city [with his family].
- Psalms 146:5 - How blessed and graciously favored is he whose help is the God of Jacob (Israel), Whose hope is in the Lord his God,
- Psalms 146:6 - Who made heaven and earth, The sea, and all that is in them, Who keeps truth and is faithful forever,
- 2 Chronicles 20:20 - So they got up early in the morning and went out into the Wilderness of Tekoa; and as they went out, Jehoshaphat stood and said, “Hear me, O Judah, and you inhabitants of Jerusalem! Believe and trust in the Lord your God and you will be established (secure). Believe and trust in His prophets and succeed.”
- 2 Corinthians 1:9 - Indeed, we felt within ourselves that we had received the sentence of death [and were convinced that we would die, but this happened] so that we would not trust in ourselves, but in God who raises the dead.
- 2 Corinthians 1:10 - He rescued us from so great a threat of death, and will continue to rescue us. On Him we have set our hope. And He will again rescue us [from danger and draw us near],
- Psalms 33:18 - Behold, the eye of the Lord is upon those who fear Him [and worship Him with awe-inspired reverence and obedience], On those who hope [confidently] in His compassion and lovingkindness,
- Acts 12:7 - Suddenly, an angel of the Lord appeared [beside him] and a light shone in the cell. The angel struck Peter’s side and awakened him, saying, “Get up quickly!” And the chains fell off his hands.
- Acts 12:8 - The angel said to him, “Prepare yourself and strap on your sandals [to get ready for whatever may happen].” And he did so. Then the angel told him, “Put on your robe and follow me.”
- Acts 12:9 - And Peter went out following the angel. He did not realize that what was being done by the angel was real, but thought he was seeing a vision.
- Acts 12:10 - When they had passed the first guard and the second, they came to the iron gate that leads into the city. Of its own accord it swung open for them; and they went out and went along one street, and at once the angel left him.
- Acts 12:11 - When Peter came to his senses, he said, “Now I know for certain that the Lord has sent His angel and has rescued me from the hand of Herod and from all that the Jewish people were expecting [to do to me].”
- Daniel 3:25 - He answered, “Look! I see four men untied, walking around in the midst of the fire, and they are not hurt! And the appearance of the fourth is like a son of the gods!”
- Psalms 147:11 - The Lord favors those who fear and worship Him [with awe-inspired reverence and obedience], Those who wait for His mercy and lovingkindness.
- 2 Chronicles 32:21 - And the Lord sent an angel who destroyed every brave warrior, commander, and officer in the camp of the king of Assyria. So the king returned to his own land in shame. And when he entered the house (temple) of his god, some of his own children killed him there with the sword.
- Revelation 12:11 - And they overcame and conquered him because of the blood of the Lamb and because of the word of their testimony, for they did not love their life and renounce their faith even when faced with death.
- Daniel 2:47 - The king answered Daniel and said, “Most certainly your God is the God of gods and the Lord of kings and a revealer of mysteries, since you have been able to reveal this mystery!”
- Psalms 84:11 - For the Lord God is a sun and shield; The Lord bestows grace and favor and honor; No good thing will He withhold from those who walk uprightly.
- Psalms 84:12 - O Lord of hosts, How blessed and greatly favored is the man who trusts in You [believing in You, relying on You, and committing himself to You with confident hope and expectation].
- Psalms 22:4 - In You our fathers trusted [leaned on, relied on, and were confident]; They trusted and You rescued them.
- Psalms 22:5 - They cried out to You and were delivered; They trusted in You and were not disappointed or ashamed.
- Psalms 62:8 - Trust [confidently] in Him at all times, O people; Pour out your heart before Him. God is a refuge for us. Selah.
- Daniel 4:34 - “But at the end of the days [that is, at the seven periods of time], I, Nebuchadnezzar, raised my eyes toward heaven, and my understanding and reason returned to me; and I blessed the Most High [God] and I praised and honored and glorified Him who lives forever, For His dominion is an everlasting dominion; And His kingdom endures from generation to generation.
- Isaiah 37:36 - And the angel of the Lord went out and struck 185,000 in the camp of the Assyrians; and when the [surviving] men got up early the next morning, they saw all the dead.
- Exodus 20:5 - You shall not worship them nor serve them; for I, the Lord your God, am a jealous (impassioned) God [ demanding what is rightfully and uniquely mine], visiting (avenging) the iniquity (sin, guilt) of the fathers on the children [that is, calling the children to account for the sins of their fathers], to the third and fourth generations of those who hate Me,
- Psalms 34:7 - The angel of the Lord encamps around those who fear Him [with awe-inspired reverence and worship Him with obedience], And He rescues [each of] them.
- Psalms 34:8 - O taste and see that the Lord [our God] is good; How blessed [fortunate, prosperous, and favored by God] is the man who takes refuge in Him.
- Acts 5:19 - But during the night an angel of the Lord opened the prison doors, and leading them out, he said,
- Romans 12:1 - Therefore I urge you, brothers and sisters, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies [dedicating all of yourselves, set apart] as a living sacrifice, holy and well-pleasing to God, which is your rational (logical, intelligent) act of worship.
- Isaiah 26:3 - You will keep in perfect and constant peace the one whose mind is steadfast [that is, committed and focused on You—in both inclination and character], Because he trusts and takes refuge in You [with hope and confident expectation].
- Isaiah 26:4 - Trust [confidently] in the Lord forever [He is your fortress, your shield, your banner], For the Lord God is an everlasting Rock [the Rock of Ages].
- Romans 14:7 - None of us lives for himself [for his own benefit, but for the Lord], and none of us dies for himself [but for the Lord].
- Romans 14:8 - If we live, we live for the Lord, and if we die, we die for the Lord. So then, whether we live or die, we are the Lord’s.