1 Maccabees 2:37 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021

for they said, “Let us all die in our innocence; heaven and earth testify for us that you are killing us unjustly.”

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They said, “Let’s all die in our innocence. Heaven and earth testify on our behalf that you are killing us unjustly.”

for they said, "Let us all die in our simplicity. And heaven and earth will testify for us, that you destroyed us unjustly."

Saying: Let us all die in our innocency: and heaven and earth shall be witnesses for us, that you put us to death wrongfully.

They said, “We will all die with a clear conscience. Let heaven and earth bear witness that you are slaughtering us unjustly.”

saying, “Let’s all die in our innocence. Heaven and earth testify for us, that you put us to death unjustly.”

They just said, “We've done nothing deserving death! Everyone in heaven and on earth knows that you are wrong to kill us.”