Daniel 2:8

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“The king replied, “I know for sure that you are stalling for time, because you see that my word is final.”

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BSBPD

“The king replied, “I know for sure that you are stalling for time, because you see that my word is final.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“The king answered and said, I know of certainty that ye would gain the time, because ye see the thing is gone from me.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“The king answered and said, I know of a certainty that ye would gain time, because ye see the thing is gone from me.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“The king hath answered and said, `Of a truth I know that time ye are gaining, because that ye have seen that the thing is gone from me,”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Daniel 2:8 — 2 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Ephesians 5:16redeeming the time, because the days are evil.
  2. Colossians 4:5Act wisely toward outsiders, redeeming the time.

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