2 Maccabees 5:6

 

“But Jason slew his own citizens without mercy, not considering that to get the day of them of his own nation would be a most unhappy day for him; but thinking they had been his enemies, and not his countrymen, whom he conquered.”
King James Version (KJV)



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Other Translations of 2 Maccabees 5:6

But Iason slew his owne citizens without mercy, (not considering that to get the day of them of his owne nation, would be a most vnhappy day for him: but thinking they had bene his enemies, and not his countrey men whom he conquered.)
- King James Version (1611) - Compare to scan of original 2 Maccabees chapter 5

But Jason slew his countrymen without mercy, not considering that prosperity against one's own kindred is a very great evil, thinking they had been enemies, and not citizens, whom he conquered.
- Douay Rheims Bible


 


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