1 Maccabees 1:12 - Revised Version with Apocrypha 1895 And the saying was good in their eyes. More versionsCommon English Bible The proposal pleased their fellow Jews. Catholic Public Domain Version In those days, there went forth from Israel sons of iniquity, and they persuaded many, saying: "Let us go and negotiate a covenant with the Gentiles that are all around us. For since we have withdrawn from them, many evils have found us." Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version In those days there went out of Israel wicked men, and they persuaded many, saying: Let us go, and make a covenant with the heathens that are round about us: for since we departed from them, many evils have befallen us. Good News Translation (US Version) This proposal appealed to many people, World English Bible - American English Edition - without Strong's Numbers That proposal was good in their eyes. Contemporary English Version Interconfessional Edition Many of the people thought this was a good idea, |