1 Maccabees 2:19 - Revised Version with Apocrypha 1895

And Mattathias answered and said with a loud voice, If all the nations that are in the house of the king's dominion hearken unto him, to fall away each one from the worship of his fathers, and have made choice to follow his commandments,

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Common English Bible

But Mattathias answered loudly, “Even if all the nations that live under the king’s rule obey him and have chosen to follow his orders, departing from their ancestral religion,

Catholic Public Domain Version

And Mattathias responded, and he said with a loud voice: "Even if all nations obey king Antiochus, so that each one departs from the service of the law of his fathers and consents to his commandments,

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

Then Mathathias answered, and said with a loud voice: Although all nations obey king Antiochus, so as to depart every man from the service of the law of his fathers, and consent to his commandments:

Good News Translation (US Version)

Mattathias answered in a loud voice, “I don't care if every Gentile in this empire has obeyed the king and yielded to the command to abandon the religion of his ancestors.

World English Bible - American English Edition - without Strong's Numbers

And Mattathias answered and said with a loud voice, “If all the nations that are in the house of the king’s dominion listen to him, to fall away each one from the worship of his fathers, and have made choice to follow his commandments,

Contemporary English Version Interconfessional Edition

Mattathias answered in a loud voice: What do I care if everyone in the king's entire kingdom turns from their own religion and starts obeying his laws?

1 Maccabees 2:19 Cross References