4 Maccabees 17:22 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021 And through the blood of those pious ones and their death as an atoning sacrifice, divine Providence preserved Israel that previously had been mistreated. Common English Bible Divine providence delivered Israel from its former abuse through the blood of those godly people. Their deaths were a sacrifice that finds mercy from God. World English Bible - American English Edition - without Strong's Numbers For they became the ransom to the sin of the nation. The Divine Providence saved Israel, which was afflicted before, by the blood of those pious ones and the death that appeased wrath. World English Bible British Edition For they became the ransom to the sin of the nation. The Divine Providence saved Israel, which was afflicted before, by the blood of those pious ones and the death that appeased wrath. Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI) And through the blood of those devout ones and their death as an expiation, divine Providence preserved Israel that previously had been afflicted. |