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2 Maccabees 4:3-5
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
2 Maccabees 4:3-5
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
3 When his hatred progressed to such a degree that even murders were committed by one of Simon’s approved agents,(A) 4 Onias recognized that the rivalry was serious and that Apollonius son of Menestheus,[a] and governor of Coelesyria and Phoenicia, was intensifying the malice of Simon.(B) 5 So he appealed to the king, not accusing his compatriots but having in view the welfare, both public and private, of all the people.(C)
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- 4.4 Vg: Meaning of Gk uncertain
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