2 Maccabees 2:21-23

New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition

²¹ and the appearances that came from heaven to those who fought bravely for Judaism, so that though few in number they seized the whole land and pursued the barbarian hordes, ²² and regained possession of the temple famous throughout the world, and liberated the city, and re-established the laws that were about to be abolished, while the Lord with great kindness became gracious to them— ²³ all this, which has been set forth by Jason of Cyrene in five volumes, we shall attempt to condense into a single book.