3 Maccabees 3:2-4
Common English Bible
2 While these plans were being put into action, some people plotted to injure the Jewish nation by circulating a hostile report against them on the pretext that the Jews were hindering others from practicing their own customs. 3 But the Jews were maintaining goodwill and unswerving loyalty toward the royal house. 4 While they worshipped God and conducted their lives according to God’s Law, they kept themselves separate in the matter of foods. For this reason they appeared hostile to some people.
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