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 2:26 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 202126 For us who have undertaken the toil of abbreviating, it is no light matter but calls for sweat and loss of sleep, See the chapterMore versionsCommon English Bible26 For those of us who engage in the strenuous task of abbreviation, it isn’t easy but involves sweat and loss of sleep, See the chapterCatholic Public Domain Version26 we have taken care, so that, indeed, those who are willing to read may have delights of the mind, and so that, in truth, the studious may more easily be able to commit it to memory, and also so that all readers may find it useful. See the chapterDouay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version26 We have taken care for those indeed that are willing to read, that it might be a pleasure of mind: and for the studious, that they may more easily commit to memory: and that all that read might receive profit. See the chapterGood News Translation (US Version)26 Writing such a summary is a difficult task, demanding hard work and sleepless nights. See the chapterWorld English Bible - American English Edition - without Strong's Numbers26 Although to us, who have taken upon ourselves the painful labor of the abridgement, the task is not easy, but a matter of sweat and sleeplessness, See the chapter |