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 1 Maccabees 2:50 - Revised Version with Apocrypha 189550 And now, my children, be ye zealous for the law, and give your lives for the covenant of your fathers. See the chapterMore versionsCommon English Bible50 Now, my children, demonstrate zeal for the Law, and give your lives for our ancestors’ covenant. See the chapterCatholic Public Domain Version50 Now therefore, O sons, be imitators of the law, and give your lives for the sake of the covenant of your fathers. See the chapterDouay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version50 Now therefore, O my sons, be ye zealous for the law, and give your lives for the covenant of your fathers. See the chapterGood News Translation (US Version)50 But you, my sons, must be devoted to the Law and ready to die to defend God's covenant with our ancestors. See the chapterWorld English Bible - American English Edition - without Strong's Numbers50 Now, my children, be zealous for the law, and give your lives for the covenant of your fathers. See the chapter |