Updated American Standard Version
Giving Bible readers what God said not what translators think God meant
Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego did not presume deliverance; they trusted God’s power while submitting to His will, even if death followed.
Daniel 2:44 promises God’s Kingdom will never be destroyed, not that human governments vanish instantly, but that none can endure against it.
Nebuchadnezzar’s demand exposed Babylon’s false wisdom—only Jehovah reveals mysteries, proving the dream was not an unfair test but a judgment on pagan claims.
Daniel refused the king’s food not for health or custom, but to avoid defilement and preserve covenant loyalty to Jehovah.
Exodus 4:11 affirms God’s sovereignty, not that He directly causes all disability; suffering results from inherited sin and permitted rebellion.
Moses’ speech difficulty did not disqualify him; it highlighted that Israel’s deliverance depended on Jehovah’s power, not human eloquence.
Exodus 3:14 emphasizes what Jehovah will prove to be through action, not abstract existence—He becomes whatever is needed to fulfill His purpose.
The burning bush of Exodus 3 was a literal miracle, not a myth, marking a real historical encounter between Jehovah and Moses.
Jethro was a legitimate priest of Jehovah within the patriarchal system, not a pagan cleric, and Exodus 3:1 presents no theological conflict.
The Hebrew midwives did not practice malicious lying but rightly withheld truth from a ruler intent on murder, and God approved their fear of Him.
