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3 Maccabees 4:18-20
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised
3 Maccabees 4:18-20
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised
18 though most of them were still in the country, some still residing in their homes, and some at the place;[a] the task was impossible for all the generals in Egypt. 19 After he had threatened them severely, charging that they had been bribed to contrive a means of escape, he was clearly convinced about the matter 20 when they said and proved that both the paper[b] and the pens they used for writing had already given out.
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- 3 Maccabees 4:18 Other ancient authorities read on the way
- 3 Maccabees 4:20 Or paper factory
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised (NRSVA)
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