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Judas speaks beneath an ordinary open sky.
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Historical Library · Deuterocanonical Literature
1 Maccabees 3

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· Greek

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Source edition: lxx-swete-1909

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    1 Maccabees 3:19

    Strength Is from Heaven

    A Small Force Before Great Armies · 1 Maccabees 3

    Story guide: Judas places the source of strength in heaven rather than in the size of an army.

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    19For victory in war is not in a multitude of strength, but strength is from heaven.

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