Then the other supervisors and the governors tried to find something wrong with the way Daniel administered the empire, but they couldn't, because Daniel was reliable and did not do anything wrong or dishonest.

They said to each other, "We are not going to find anything of which to accuse Daniel unless it is something in connection with his religion."

Use sound words that cannot be criticized, so that your enemies may be put to shame by not having anything bad to say about us.

but do it with gentleness and respect. Keep your conscience clear, so that when you are insulted, those who speak evil of your good conduct as followers of Christ will become ashamed of what they say.

"One witness is not enough to convict someone of a crime; at least two witnesses are necessary to prove that someone is guilty.

Then some men stood up and told this lie against Jesus:

Not even they, however, could make their stories agree.