Chapter 56
1 So then in that day too the three young men in Babylon, being disciples of the faith, answered the king, saying: “We have no need to answer you concerning this matter.”
2 And Daniel, hearing these words, gave his praise.
3 And they again said: “There is a God whom we serve, able to deliver us from the burning fiery furnace; and out of your hands, O king, he will rescue us.”
4 And the blessed Daniel, being a prophet and foreseeing what was to come, nodded his assent that what had been spoken by them would truly come to pass; and the young men, that they might show the king the surpassing greatness of their faith, added, saying: “But even if not, let it be known to you, O king, that we do not serve your gods, and we do not worship the golden image which you have set up.”
5 And the blessed Daniel, hearing this third utterance of theirs once more, marveled at them and crowned them as noble athletes in the faith.