2 Maccabees 8:15 - King James Version with Apocrypha - American Edition and if not for their own sakes, yet for the covenants he had made with their fathers, and for his holy and glorious name's sake, by which they were called. More versionsCommon English Bible They asked that God do this, if not for their sake then for the sake of the covenants with their ancestors, and because he had called them by his revered and glorious name. Catholic Public Domain Version and if not for their sakes, then for the sake of the covenant which was made with their fathers, and for the sake of the invocation of his holy and magnificent name over them. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And if not for their sakes, yet for the covenant that he had made with their fathers, and for the sake of his holy and glorious name that was invoked upon them. Good News Translation (US Version) They prayed that if God was not willing to do this for their sake alone, he might be willing to rescue them because of the covenants he had made with their ancestors, and because he, the great and wonderful God, had called them to be his people. World English Bible - American English Edition - without Strong's Numbers if not for their own sakes, then for the covenants made with their ancestors, and because he had called them by his holy and glorious name. Contemporary English Version Interconfessional Edition If you don't want to help us for our sake alone, then do it because of the promises you made to our ancestors. After all, you are the holy and glorious God who chose them. |