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1 Maccabees 2:49-51
New Catholic Bible
1 Maccabees 2:49-51
New Catholic Bible
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.
51 “Remember the deeds that our ancestors performed in their generations,
and you shall win great honor and everlasting renown.
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.
