2 Maccabees 9:19-21

Common English Bible

¹⁹ To the worthy Jewish citizens, from the king and governor Antiochus. Greetings and health and prosperity.

²⁰ If you are in good health and your children and affairs are prospering, I give thanks to God with great joy, having hope in heaven, ²¹ remembering with affection your honor and goodwill.^[a] After returning from Persia and falling ill, which created a serious situation, I regarded it as necessary to think of the common safety of all the people.