2 Maccabees 6:22 - King James Version with Apocrypha - American Edition that in so doing he might be delivered from death, and for the old friendship with them find favor. More versionsCommon English Bible By doing this he might escape death and attain friendly treatment because of his old friendship with them. Catholic Public Domain Version So then, by doing this, he might be freed from death. And it was because of their old friendship with the man that they performed this kindness for him. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version 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. World English Bible - American English Edition - without Strong's Numbers that by so doing he might be delivered from death, and so his ancient friendship with them might be treated kindly. Contemporary English Version Interconfessional Edition Do this, and you won't be killed. We have been friends for a long time, so let us do this favor for you. |