1 Maccabees 3:6 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021

Lawbreakers shrank back for fear of him; all the evildoers were confounded; and deliverance prospered by his hand.

More versions

Lawbreakers were afraid of him and retreated. All evildoers were in turmoil. His hand successfully brought deliverance.

And his enemies were repelled by the fear of him, and all the workers of iniquity were troubled. And salvation was well-directed in his hand.

And his enemies were driven away for fear of him, and all the workers of iniquity were troubled: and salvation prospered in his hand.

In fear of him, lawless men huddled together in terror, not knowing which way to turn. He advanced the cause of freedom by what he did.

The lawless shrunk back for fear of him, and all the workers of lawlessness were very troubled, and deliverance prospered in his hand.

Judas confused and terrified everyone who broke God's Law, but he kept his people safe.