2 Maccabees 5:19 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021

¹⁹ But the Lord did not choose the nation for the sake of the holy place but the place for the sake of the nation.

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Common English Bible

¹⁹ But the Lord didn’t choose the nation because of the place, but the place because of the nation.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹⁹ Truly, God did not choose the people because of the place, but the place because of the people.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

¹⁹ But God did not choose the people for the place's sake, but the place for the people's sake.

Good News Translation (US Version)

¹⁹ But the Lord did not choose his people for the sake of his Temple; he established his Temple for the sake of his people.

World English Bible - American English Edition - without Strong's Numbers

¹⁹ However the Lord didn’t choose the nation for the place’s sake, but the place for the nation’s sake.

2 Maccabees 5:19 Cross References