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3 Maccabees 4:18-20
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
3 Maccabees 4:18-20
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
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 papyrus and the reeds they used for writing had already given out.
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- 4.18 Other ancient authorities read on the way
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