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2 Maccabees 9:11-13
Revised Standard Version
2 Maccabees 9:11-13
Revised Standard Version
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 every moment. 12 And when he could not endure his own stench, he uttered these words: “It is right to be subject to God, and no mortal should think that he is 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 think thoughts proper only to God
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