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2 Maccabees 14:5-7
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
2 Maccabees 14:5-7
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
5 But he found an opportunity that furthered his mad purpose when he was invited by Demetrius to a meeting of the council and was asked about the attitude and intentions of the Jews. He answered:
6 “Those of the Jews who are called Hasideans, whose leader is Judas Maccabeus, are keeping up war and stirring up sedition and will not let the kingdom attain tranquility.(A) 7 Therefore I have laid aside my ancestral glory—I mean the high priesthood—and have now come here,(B)
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