2 Maccabees 5:19
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CEB
But the Lord didn’t choose the nation because of the place, but the place because of the nation.
DRA
But God did not choose the people for the place's sake, but the place for the people's sake.
GNT
But the Lord did not choose his people for the sake of his Temple; he established his Temple for the sake of his people.
NABRE
The Lord, however, had not chosen the nation for the sake of the place, but the place for the sake of the nation.
NCB
However, the Lord had not chosen the people for the sake of the holy place, but the holy place for the sake of the people.
NRSVA
But the Lord did not choose the nation for the sake of the holy place, but the place for the sake of the nation.
NRSVACE
But the Lord did not choose the nation for the sake of the holy place, but the place for the sake of the nation.
NRSVCE
But the Lord did not choose the nation for the sake of the holy place, but the place for the sake of the nation.
NRSVUE
But the Lord did not choose the nation for the sake of the holy place but the place for the sake of the nation.
RSV
But the Lord did not choose the nation for the sake of the holy place, but the place for the sake of the nation.
RSVCE
But the Lord did not choose the nation for the sake of the holy place, but the place for the sake of the nation.
WYC
But the Lord chose not the folk for the place, but (the) place for the folk.
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