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Read›2 Maccabees›Chapter 6
In 4 translations
- KJV
- That in so doing he might be delivered from death, and for the old friendship with them find favour.
- WEB
- that by so doing he might be delivered from death, and so his ancient friendship with them might be treated kindly.
- DRC
- That by so doing he might be delivered from death: and for the sake of their old friendship with the man they did him this courtesy.
- LXXE
- that in so doing he might be delivered from death, and for the old friendship with them find favour.
Original-language editions
- LXX-Br
- ἵνα τοῦτο πράξας ἀπολυθῇ τοῦ θανάτου, καὶ διὰ τὴν ἀρχαίαν πρὸς αὐτοὺς φιλίαν τύχῃ φιλανθρωπίας.