Verse (Click for Chapter) Good News Translation Phinehas, our ancestor, because of his burning devotion, was given the promise that his descendants would always be priests. New Revised Standard Version Contemporary English Version New American Bible Douay-Rheims Bible Treasury of Scripture Knowledge Phinees, our father, by being fervent in the zeal of God, received the covenant of an everlasting priesthood. 1 Maccabees 2:52Was not Abraham found faithful in temptation, and it was reputed to him unto justice? 1 Maccabees 2:53 Joseph, in the time of his distress, kept the commandment, and he was made lord of Egypt. 1 Maccabees 2:55 Jesus, whilst he fulfilled the word, was made ruler in Israel. 1 Maccabees 2:56 Caleb, for bearing witness before the congregation, received an inheritance. Context 1 Maccabees 2…53Joseph, in the time of his distress, kept the commandment, and he was made lord of Egypt. 54Phinees, our father, by being fervent in the zeal of God, received the covenant of an everlasting priesthood. 55Jesus, whilst he fulfilled the word, was made ruler in Israel.… Cross References 1 Maccabees 2:52 Was not Abraham found faithful in temptation, and it was reputed to him unto justice? 1 Maccabees 2:53 Joseph, in the time of his distress, kept the commandment, and he was made lord of Egypt. 1 Maccabees 2:55 Jesus, whilst he fulfilled the word, was made ruler in Israel. 1 Maccabees 2:56 Caleb, for bearing witness before the congregation, received an inheritance. |
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