3 Maccabees 5:11-13
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised
11 But the Lord[a] sent upon the king a portion of sleep, that beneficence that from the beginning, night and day, is bestowed by him who grants it to whomsoever he wishes. 12 And by the action of the Lord he was overcome by so pleasant and deep a sleep[b] that he quite failed in his lawless purpose and was completely frustrated in his inflexible plan. 13 Then the Jews, since they had escaped the appointed hour, praised their holy God and again implored him who is easily reconciled to show the might of his all-powerful hand to the arrogant Gentiles.
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- 3 Maccabees 5:11 Gk he
- 3 Maccabees 5:12 Other ancient authorities add from evening until the ninth hour
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