2 Maccabees 7:30 - King James Version with Apocrypha - American Edition

While she was yet speaking these words, the young man said, Whom wait ye for? I will not obey the king's commandment: but I will obey the commandment of the law that was given unto our fathers by Moses.

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Common English Bible

Just at the moment when she finished speaking, the young man said, “What are you all waiting for? I don’t intend to obey the king’s order, but I hear the command of the Law given to our ancestors through Moses.

Catholic Public Domain Version

While she was still saying these things, the youth said: "What are you waiting for? I will not obey the precepts of the king, but the precepts of the law, which was given to us through Moses.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

While she was yet speaking these words, the young man said: For whom do you stay? I will not obey the commandment of the king, but the commandment of the law, which was given us by Moses.

Good News Translation (US Version)

Before she could finish speaking, the boy said, “King Antiochus, what are you waiting for? I refuse to obey your orders. I only obey the commands in the Law which Moses gave to our ancestors.

World English Bible - American English Edition - without Strong's Numbers

But before she had finished speaking, the young man said, “What are you all waiting for? I don’t obey the commandment of the king, but I listen to the commandment of the law that was given to our fathers through Moses.

Contemporary English Version Interconfessional Edition

While the mother was still speaking, the boy said to the king: What are you waiting for? I'm not going to obey your orders! I only obey God's teachings that Moses gave to our ancestors.

2 Maccabees 7:30 Cross References