Daniel 6:5

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“Finally these men said, “We will never find any charge against this Daniel, unless we find something against him concerning the law of his God.””

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BSBPD

“Finally these men said, “We will never find any charge against this Daniel, unless we find something against him concerning the law of his God.””

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“Then said these men, We shall not find any occasion against this Daniel, except we find it against him concerning the law of his God.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“Then said these men, We shall not find any occasion against this Daniel, except we find it against him concerning the law of his God.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“Then these men are saying, `We do not find against this Daniel any cause of complaint, except we have found <FI>it<Fi> against him in the law of his God.'”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Daniel 6:5 — 6 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. 1 Samuel 24:17and said to David, “You are more righteous than I, for you have rewarded me with good, though I have rewarded you with evil.
  2. Esther 3:8Then Haman informed King Xerxes, “There is a certain people scattered and dispersed among the peoples of every province of your kingdom. Their laws are different from everyone else’s, and they do not obey the king’s laws. So it is not in the king’s best interest to tolerate them.
  3. Psalms 37:32Though the wicked lie in wait for the righteous, and seek to slay them,
  4. John 19:6As soon as the chief priests and officers saw Him, they shouted, “Crucify Him! Crucify Him!” “You take Him and crucify Him,” Pilate replied, “for I find no basis for a charge against Him.”
  5. Acts 24:13Nor can they prove to you any of their charges against me.
  6. Acts 24:20Otherwise, let these men state for themselves any crime they found in me when I stood before the Sanhedrin,

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