1 Maccabees 2:21
Good News Translation
With God's help we will never abandon his Law or disobey his commands.

New Revised Standard Version
Far be it from us to desert the law and the ordinances.

Contemporary English Version
We will never give up our faith or disobey even one of God's laws. We will not obey Antiochus!

New American Bible
Heaven forbid that we should forsake the law and the commandments.

Douay-Rheims Bible
God be merciful unto us: it is not profitable for us to forsake the law, and the justices of God:

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

God be merciful unto us: it is not profitable for us to forsake the law, and the justices of God:

1 Maccabees 2:19
Then Mathathias answered, and said with a loud voice: Although all nations obey king Antiochus, so as to depart every man from the service of the law of his fathers, and consent to his commandments:

1 Maccabees 2:20
I and my sons, and my brethren will obey the law of our fathers.

1 Maccabees 2:22
We will not hearken to the words of king Antiochus, neither will we sacrifice and transgress the commandments of our law, to go another way.

1 Maccabees 2:23
Now as he left off speaking these words, there came a certain Jew in the sight of all to sacrifice to the idols upon the altar in the city of Modin, according to the king's commandment.

Context
1 Maccabees 2
20I and my sons, and my brethren will obey the law of our fathers. 21God be merciful unto us: it is not profitable for us to forsake the law, and the justices of God: 22We will not hearken to the words of king Antiochus, neither will we sacrifice and transgress the commandments of our law, to go another way.…
Cross References
1 Maccabees 2:19
Then Mathathias answered, and said with a loud voice: Although all nations obey king Antiochus, so as to depart every man from the service of the law of his fathers, and consent to his commandments:

1 Maccabees 2:20
I and my sons, and my brethren will obey the law of our fathers.

1 Maccabees 2:22
We will not hearken to the words of king Antiochus, neither will we sacrifice and transgress the commandments of our law, to go another way.

1 Maccabees 2:23
Now as he left off speaking these words, there came a certain Jew in the sight of all to sacrifice to the idols upon the altar in the city of Modin, according to the king's commandment.



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1 Maccabees 2:20
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