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4 Maccabees 17:12-14
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
4 Maccabees 17:12-14
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
12 for on that day virtue gave the awards and tested them for their endurance. The prize was immortality in endless life. 13 Eleazar was the first contestant, the mother of the seven sons entered the competition, and the brothers contended.(A) 14 The tyrant was the antagonist, and the world and the human race were the spectators.(B)
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