Gen 18:15, Isa 57:11, Dan 3:16-18, Mat 26:69-75, Act 4:8-13, 19, 1Pe 3:14-15 | ESV | STEP | But Sarah denied it, saying , I did not laugh , for she was afraid . He said , No , but you did laugh .

11 ^bWhom did you dread and fear,
^cso that you lied,
and did not remember me,
did not lay it to heart?
^dHave I not held my peace, even for a long time,
and you do not fear me?

Daniel 3:16-18

16 ^eShadrach, Meshach, and Abednego answered and said to the king, “O Nebuchadnezzar, we have no need to answer you in this matter. 17 If this be so, ^four God whom we serve is able to deliver us from the burning fiery furnace, and he will deliver us out of your hand, O king. ^{▼▼Or If our God whom we serve is able to deliver us, he will deliver us from the burning fiery furnace and out of your hand, O king.} 18 But if not, be it known to you, O king, that we will not serve your gods or worship the golden image that you have set up.”

Matthew 26:69-75

Peter Denies Jesus

69 ^hNow Peter was sitting outside ⁱin the courtyard. And a servant girl came up to him and said, “You also were with Jesus the Galilean.” 70 But he denied it before them all, saying, “I do not know what you mean.” 71 And when he went out to the entrance, another servant girl saw him, and she said to the bystanders, “This man was with Jesus ^jof Nazareth.” 72 And again he denied it with an oath: “I do not know the man.” 73 After a little while the bystanders came up and said to Peter, “Certainly you too are one of them, for ^kyour accent betrays you.” 74 Then he began to invoke a curse on himself and to swear, “I do not know the man.” And immediately the rooster crowed. 75 And Peter remembered the saying of Jesus, ^l“Before the rooster crows, you will ^mdeny me three times.” And he went out and wept bitterly.

Acts 4:8-13

8 Then Peter, ⁿfilled with the Holy Spirit, said to them, “Rulers of the people and elders, 9 if we are being examined today ^oconcerning a good deed done to a crippled man, by what means this man has been healed, 10 let it be known to all of you and to all the people of Israel that ^pby the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom you crucified, ^qwhom God raised from the dead—by him this man is standing before you well. 11 ^rThis Jesus ^{▼▼Greek This one} is the stone that was ^trejected by you, the builders, which has become the cornerstone. ^{▼▼Greek the head of the corner} 12 And there is ^vsalvation ^win no one else, for ^xthere is no other ^yname under heaven given among men ^{▼▼The Greek word anthropoi refers here to both men and women} by which we must be saved.”

13 ^aaNow when they saw the boldness of Peter and John, and perceived that they were uneducated, common men, they were astonished. And they recognized that they had been with Jesus.

Acts 4:19

19 But Peter and John answered them, ^ab“Whether it is right in the sight of God to listen to you rather than to God, you must judge,

1 Peter 3:14-15

14 ^acBut even if you should suffer for righteousness’ sake, you will be blessed. ^adHave no fear of them, ^aenor be troubled, 15 but ^afin your hearts honor Christ the Lord as holy, ^agalways being prepared to make a defense to anyone who asks you for a reason for the hope that is in you; yet do it with gentleness and ^ahrespect,