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2 Maccabees 9:11-13
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition
2 Maccabees 9:11-13
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition
11 Then it was that, broken in spirit, he began to lose much of his arrogance and to come to his senses under the scourge of God, for he was tortured with pain at every moment. 12 And when he could not endure his own stench, he uttered these words, ‘It is right to be subject to God; mortals should not think that they are equal to God.’[a]
Antiochus Makes a Promise to God
13 Then the abominable fellow made a vow to the Lord, who would no longer have mercy on him, stating
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- 2 Maccabees 9:12 Or not think thoughts proper only to God
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition (NRSVACE)
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