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2 Maccabees 7:1
New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
2 Maccabees 7:1
New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
The Martyrdom of Seven Brothers
7 It happened also that seven brothers and their mother were arrested and were being compelled by the king, under torture with whips and thongs, to partake of unlawful swine’s flesh.
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2 Maccabees 7:1
Common English Bible
2 Maccabees 7:1
Common English Bible
7 There were also seven brothers who were arrested along with their mother. The king was trying to compel them to eat the forbidden pork by torturing them with whips and cords.
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