2 Maccabees 9:12

 

“And when he himself could not abide his own smell, he said these words, It is meet to be subject unto God, and that a man that is mortal should not proudly think of himself if he were God.”
King James Version (KJV)



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Other Translations of 2 Maccabees 9:12

And when hee himselfe could not abide his owne smell; hee saide these wordes: It is meete to bee subiect vnto God, and that a man that is mortall, should not proudly thinke of himselfe, as if he were God.
- King James Version (1611) - Compare to scan of original 2 Maccabees chapter 9

And when he himself could not now abide his own stench, he spoke thus: It is just to be subject to God, and that a mortal man should not equal himself to God.
- Douay Rheims Bible


 


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