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1 Maccabees 2:48-50
New Catholic Bible
1 Maccabees 2:48-50
New Catholic Bible
48 Thus they defended the law against the Gentiles and their kings, and they did not allow the wicked to emerge triumphant.
49 Last Words of Mattathias.[a] When the time drew near for Mattathias to die, he said to his sons: “Arrogance and scorn have now grown strong; this is an age of turmoil and violent fury. 50 Therefore, my sons, be zealous for the law and be willing to give your lives for the covenant of our ancestors.
Footnotes
- 1 Maccabees 2:49 This literary and, in certain moments, poetical page takes its inspiration from ancient biblical accounts (Gen 49; Deut 33; 1 Ki 2:1-9) as well as recent ones such as the Book of Daniel.
