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2 Maccabees 7:19-21
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
2 Maccabees 7:19-21
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
19 But do not think that you will go unpunished for having tried to fight against God!”(A)
20 The mother was especially admirable and worthy of honorable memory. Although she saw her seven sons perish within a single day, she bore it with good courage because of her hope in the Lord. 21 She encouraged each of them in the language of their ancestors. Filled with a noble spirit, she reinforced her woman’s reasoning with a man’s courage and said to them,(B)
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