This book is not inspired by God and is not part of the Christian canon or the Jewish Tanakh. It is shown only for historical and study purposes. View full explanation 2 Maccabees 7:2 - King James Version with Apocrypha - American Edition2 But one of them that spake first said thus, What wouldest thou ask or learn of us? we are ready to die, rather than to transgress the laws of our fathers. See the chapterMore versionsCommon English Bible2 One of them, speaking on behalf of the others, said, “What do you hope to ask and learn from us? We are prepared to die rather than sin against our ancestral laws.” See the chapterCatholic Public Domain Version2 But one of them, who was first, spoke in this way: "What would you ask, or what would you want to learn from us? We are ready to die, rather than to betray the laws that our fathers received from God." See the chapterDouay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version2 But one of them, who was the eldest, said thus: What wouldst thou ask, or learn of us? we are ready to die rather than to transgress the laws of God, received from our fathers. See the chapterGood News Translation (US Version)2 Then one of the young men said, “What do you hope to gain by doing this? We would rather die than abandon the traditions of our ancestors.” See the chapterWorld English Bible - American English Edition - without Strong's Numbers2 One of them made himself the spokesman and said, “What would you ask and learn from us? For we are ready to die rather than transgress the laws of our ancestors.” See the chapter |