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The four companions listen gravely in the evening camp.
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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 3:59

    Better Than Seeing These Evils

    A Small Force Before Great Armies · 1 Maccabees 3

    Story guide: The companions listen as Judas speaks of dying in battle rather than seeing their people’s ruin.

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    59For it is better for us to die in battle than to look on at the evils of our nation and of the holy things.

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