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 8:15 - King James Version with Apocrypha - American Edition15 and if not for their own sakes, yet for the covenants he had made with their fathers, and for his holy and glorious name's sake, by which they were called. See the chapterMore versionsCommon English Bible15 They asked that God do this, if not for their sake then for the sake of the covenants with their ancestors, and because he had called them by his revered and glorious name. See the chapterCatholic Public Domain Version15 and if not for their sakes, then for the sake of the covenant which was made with their fathers, and for the sake of the invocation of his holy and magnificent name over them. See the chapterDouay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version15 And if not for their sakes, yet for the covenant that he had made with their fathers, and for the sake of his holy and glorious name that was invoked upon them. See the chapterGood News Translation (US Version)15 They prayed that if God was not willing to do this for their sake alone, he might be willing to rescue them because of the covenants he had made with their ancestors, and because he, the great and wonderful God, had called them to be his people. See the chapterWorld English Bible - American English Edition - without Strong's Numbers15 if not for their own sakes, then for the covenants made with their ancestors, and because he had called them by his holy and glorious name. See the chapter |