2 Maccabees 2:1-3
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
Chapter 2
1 In the records it will be found that Jeremiah the prophet ordered the deportees to take some of the fire with them as indicated, 2 and that the prophet, in giving them the law, directed the deportees not to forget the commandments of the Lord or be led astray in their thoughts, when seeing the gold and silver idols and their adornments.(A) 3 With other similar words he exhorted them that the law should not depart from their hearts.
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