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Read›4 Maccabees›Chapter 8
In 2 translations
- WEB
- Have mercy, then, upon your own selves, whom I, although an enemy, am compassionate for your age and attractive appearance.
- LXXE8:7
- and, conforming to the Greek mode of life, alter your rule, and revel in youth's delights.
Original-language editions
- LXX-Br8:7
- καὶ μεταλαβόντες Ἑλληνικοῦ βίου, καὶ μεταδιαιτηθέντες ἐντρυφήσατε ταῖς νεότησιν ὑμῶν.
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