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1 Maccabees 2:47-49
New Catholic Bible
1 Maccabees 2:47-49
New Catholic Bible
47 They hunted down their arrogant enemies, and their efforts prospered under their direction. 48 Thus they defended the law against the Gentiles and their kings, and they did not allow the wicked to emerge triumphant.
49 Last Words of Mattathias.[a] When the time drew near for Mattathias to die, he said to his sons: “Arrogance and scorn have now grown strong; this is an age of turmoil and violent fury.
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- 1 Maccabees 2:49 This literary and, in certain moments, poetical page takes its inspiration from ancient biblical accounts (Gen 49; Deut 33; 1 Ki 2:1-9) as well as recent ones such as the Book of Daniel.
