2 In those days I, Daniel, was mourning for ^fthree weeks.

12 Then he said to me, ^a“Fear not, Daniel, for from the first day that you ^bset your heart to understand and ^bhumbled yourself before your God, ^cyour words have been heard, ^dand I have come because of your words. 13 ^eThe prince of the kingdom of Persia withstood me ^ftwenty-one days, but ^gMichael, one of the chief princes, came to help me, for I was left there with the kings of Persia,

20 Then he said, “Do you know why I have come to you? But now I will return to fight against the ^qprince of Persia; and when I go out, behold, the prince of ^rGreece will come.