Bible Verses

Hearing the commotion in the garden, the household servants rushed in from the side entrance to see what was going on.

One of them ran and opened the garden doors.

Susanna screamed, but the old men yelled, blaming her.

I would rather be persecuted than sin in the eyes of the Lord.”

Susanna moaned: “Whatever I do, I am trapped. If I give in to your desire, it will be death for me; if I refuse, I won’t escape your persecution.

If you refuse to cooperate, we will testify that you sent your maids away, because there was a young man here with you.”

“Look, the garden doors are shut, and no one can see us. We want to have you.

When the maids left, the two elders hurried to her and said:

Unaware of the elders hiding inside the garden, the two maids did as she asked, shutting the doors and leaving by the side entrance to the house to fetch what she requested.

She said to the maids: “Bring me oil and ointments, and shut the garden doors while I bathe.”