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2 Maccabees 9:12-14
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
2 Maccabees 9:12-14
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
12 And when he could not endure his own stench, he uttered these words: “It is right to be subject to God, and no mortal should think that he is equal to God.”[a]
Antiochus Makes a Promise to God
13 Then the abominable fellow made a vow to the Lord, who would no longer have mercy on him, stating 14 that the holy city, which he was hastening to level to the ground and to make a cemetery, he was now declaring to be free;
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- 2 Maccabees 9:12 Or think thoughts proper only to God
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition (RSVCE)
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