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3 Maccabees 5:14-16
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
3 Maccabees 5:14-16
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
14 But now, since it was nearly the middle of the tenth hour, the person in charge of the invitations, seeing that the guests were assembled, approached the king and nudged him. 15 And when he had with difficulty roused him, he pointed out that the hour of the banquet was already slipping by, and he gave him an account of the situation. 16 The king, after considering this, returned to his drinking and ordered those present for the banquet to recline opposite him.
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