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 2:29 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 202129 For as the master builder of a new house must be concerned with the whole construction, while the one who undertakes its painting and decoration has to consider only what is suitable for its adornment, such in my judgment is the case with us. See the chapterMore versionsCommon English Bible29 Just as the builder of a new house must give thought to the foundation of the whole, so also the one attempting to paint and decorate must investigate what is suitable for its own decoration. This I think also applies to us. See the chapterCatholic Public Domain Version29 Indeed, leaving to the authors the truths about particular details, we instead have been devoted to this form, striving to be brief. See the chapterDouay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version29 Leaving to the authors the exact handling of every particular, and as for ourselves, according to the plan proposed, studying to be brief. See the chapterGood News Translation (US Version)29 I am not the builder of a new house who is concerned with every detail of the structure, but simply a painter whose only concern is to make the house look attractive. See the chapterWorld English Bible - American English Edition - without Strong's Numbers29 For as the masterbuilder of a new house must care for the whole structure, and again he who undertakes to decorate and paint it must seek out the things fit for its adorning; even so I think it is also with us. See the chapter |