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 15:18 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 202118 Their concern for wives and children and also for brothers and sisters and relatives lay upon them less heavily; their greatest and first fear was for the consecrated sanctuary. See the chapterMore versionsCommon English Bible18 They weren’t as concerned for their women and children, or their brothers and relatives, as they were for the holy temple. See the chapterCatholic Public Domain Version18 For their concern was less for their wives and sons, and likewise less for their brothers and relatives; in truth, their greatest and first fear was for the sanctity of the temple. See the chapterDouay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version18 For their concern was less for their wives, and children, and for their brethren, and kinsfolks: but their greatest and principal fear was for the holiness of the temple. See the chapterGood News Translation (US Version)18 They were not so concerned about their own families and relatives as they were about their sacred Temple. See the chapterWorld English Bible - American English Edition - without Strong's Numbers18 For their fear for wives and children, and furthermore for family and relatives, was less important to them; but greatest and first was their fear for the consecrated sanctuary. See the chapter |