Susanna 1:23
“It is better for me to fall into your hands, and not doe it: then to sinne in the sight of the Lord.”
1611 King James Version (KJV)
Viewing the original 1611 KJV with archaic English spelling.
Click to switch to the Standard KJV.
Why is Susanna shown with the King James Bible?
Susanna 1:23 Context
21If thou wilt not, we will beare witnesse against thee, that a young man was with thee: and therefore thou didst send away thy maides from thee. 22Then Susanna sighed and said, I am straited on euery side: for if I doe this thing, it is death vnto me: and if I doe it not, I cannot escape your hands. 23It is better for me to fall into your hands, and not doe it: then to sinne in the sight of the Lord. 24With that Susanna cried with a loud voice: and the two Elders cried out against her. 25Then ranne the one, and opened the garden doore.
Share This Verse:
It is better for me to fall into your hands, and not do it, than to sin in the sight of the Lord.
- King James Version
It is better for me to fall into your hands and not do it, than to sin in the sight of the Lord."
- World English Bible