1 Maccabees 12:7-9 New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition (NRSVACE)7 Already in time past a letter was sent to the high priest Onias from Arius,[a] who was king among you, stating that you are our brothers, as the appended copy shows. 8 Onias welcomed the envoy with honour, and received the letter, which contained a clear declaration of alliance and friendship. 9 Therefore, though we have no need of these things, since we have as encouragement the holy books that are in our hands, Footnotes:
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