4 Maccabees 15:2 - Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI) Two courses were open to this mother, that of religion, and that of preserving her seven sons for a time, as the tyrant had promised. Common English Bible The mother had two options in front of her: the godly way of living, and saving her seven sons for a while, as the tyrant promised. World English Bible - American English Edition - without Strong's Numbers The mother, when two things were set before her, religion and the safety of her seven sons for a time, on the conditional promise of a tyrant, World English Bible British Edition The mother, when two things were set before her, religion and the safety of her seven sons for a time, on the conditional promise of a tyrant, New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021 Two courses were open to this mother, that of piety and that of preserving her seven sons for a time, as the tyrant had promised. |