1 Maccabees 1:15 - Revised Version with Apocrypha 1895 And they made themselves uncircumcised, and forsook the holy covenant, and joined themselves to the Gentiles, and sold themselves to do evil. Tuilleadh leaganachaCommon English Bible They even took steps to remove the marks of circumcision, utterly abandoning the holy covenant. They joined with Gentiles and gave themselves over to an evil course. Catholic Public Domain Version And they built a sports arena in Jerusalem, according to the laws of the Nations. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And they built a place of exercise in Jerusalem, according to the laws of the nations: Good News Translation (US Version) They had surgery performed to hide their circumcision, abandoned the holy covenant, started associating with Gentiles, and did all sorts of other evil things. World English Bible - American English Edition - without Strong's Numbers They made themselves uncircumcised, forsook the holy covenant, joined themselves to the Gentiles, and sold themselves to do evil. Contemporary English Version Interconfessional Edition Some of them even had surgery to keep anyone from knowing they had ever been circumcised. And so, they broke their agreement with God by cooperating with Gentiles and doing other evil things. |