Daniel 3:16-18

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¹⁶ Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego answered the king, saying, “Nebuchadnezzar, we do not need to defend ourselves to you. ¹⁷ If you throw us into the blazing furnace, the God we ·serve [^Lfear; Prov. 1:7] is able to save us from the furnace. He will save us from your ·power [^Lhand], O king. ¹⁸ But even if God does not save us, we want you, O king, to know this: We will not serve your gods or worship the gold statue you have set up [Ex. 20:3–6].”