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3 Maccabees 2:12-14
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
3 Maccabees 2:12-14
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
12 And because oftentimes when our fathers were oppressed you helped them in their humiliation and rescued them from great evils,(A) 13 see now, O holy King, that because of our many and great sins we are crushed with suffering, subjected to our enemies, and overtaken by helplessness. 14 In our downfall this audacious and profane man undertakes to violate the holy place on earth dedicated to your glorious name.(B)
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