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2 Maccabees 2:23-25
Revised Standard Version
2 Maccabees 2:23-25
Revised Standard Version
23 all this, which has been set forth by Jason of Cyre′ne in five volumes, we shall attempt to condense into a single book. 24 For considering the flood of numbers involved and the difficulty there is for those who wish to enter upon the narratives of history because of the mass of material, 25 we have aimed to please those who wish to read, to make it easy for those who are inclined to memorize, and to profit all readers.
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