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 6:13 - Revised Version with Apocrypha 189513 For indeed that those who act impiously be not let alone any long time, but straightway meet with retribution, is a sign of great beneficence. See the chapterMore versionsCommon English Bible13 It is a sign of great kindness that those Jews who acted immorally weren’t left alone for very long but experienced punishments immediately. See the chapterCatholic Public Domain Version13 For it is also an indication of great benefits that sinners are not permitted to continue in their ways for a long time, but are promptly brought to punishment. See the chapterDouay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version13 For it is a token of great goodness when sinners are not suffered to go on in their ways for a long time, but are presently punished. See the chapterGood News Translation (US Version)13 In fact, it is a sign of kindness to punish a person immediately for his sins, rather than to wait a long time. See the chapterWorld English Bible - American English Edition - without Strong's Numbers13 For indeed it is a sign of great kindness that those who act impiously are not let alone for a long time, but immediately meet with retribution. See the chapter |