2 Maccabees 14:25 - Revised Version with Apocrypha 1895

He urged him to marry and beget children; he married, settled quietly, took part in common life.

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He encouraged him to marry and to have children. So Judas married, enjoyed tranquillity, and began to live a normal life.

And he asked him to consider a wife, and to procreate sons. He got married; he lived quietly, and they all lived in common.

And he desired him to marry a wife, and to have children. So he married: he lived quietly, and they lived in common.

Nicanor urged him to marry and start a family. So Judas did this and settled down to a peaceful life.

He urged him to marry and have children. He married, settled quietly, and took part in common life.

Judas even followed Nicanor's advice to get married and start a family like everyone else.