1 Maccabees 2:52

52 "Was not Abraham found faithful in temptation, and it was imputed unto him for righteousness?

1 Maccabees 2:52 In-Context

50 Now therefore, my sons, be ye zealous for the law, and give your lives for the covenant of your fathers.
51 Call to remembrance what acts our fathers did in their time; so shall ye receive great honor and an everlasting name.
52 "Was not Abraham found faithful in temptation, and it was imputed unto him for righteousness?
53 Joseph in the time of his distress kept the commandment, and was made lord of Egypt.
54 Phinehas our father, in being zealous and fervent, obtained the covenant of an everlasting priesthood.
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