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Read›4 Maccabees›Chapter 16
In 2 translations
- WEB
- “O sons, the contest is noble to which you are being called as a witness for the nation. Strive zealously for the laws of your country.
- LXXE
- O sons, noble is the contest; to which you being called as a witness for the nation, strive zealously for the laws of your country.
Original-language editions
- LXX-Br
- Ὦ παῖδες, γενναῖος ὁ ἀγών· εφ ὃν κληθέντες ὑπὲρ τῆς διαμαρτυρίας τοῦ ἔθνους, ἐναγωνίσασθε προθύμως ὑπὲρ τοῦ πατρίουνόμου.