2 Maccabees 6:12 - Catholic Public Domain Version

¹² So then, I beg those who will read this Book, let them not be repelled by these adverse events, but let them consider that these things happened, not for the destruction, but for the correction, of our people.

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Common English Bible

¹² So I urge those stumbling upon this scroll not to shrink back because of these misfortunes but to understand that these punishments weren’t for the destruction of our people but for their discipline.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

¹² Now I beseech those that shall read this book, that they be not shocked at these calamities, but that they consider the things that happened, not as being for the destruction, but for the correction of our nation.

Good News Translation (US Version)

¹² I beg you not to become discouraged as you read about the terrible things that happened. Consider that this was the Lord's way of punishing his people, not of destroying them.

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

¹² I urge those who read this book to not be discouraged because of the calamities, but recognize that these punishments were not for the destruction, but for the chastening of our race.

Contemporary English Version Interconfessional Edition

¹² My dear readers, please don't be depressed by these sad stories. Remember that these sufferings were not to destroy us, but to instruct us.

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