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he stretched out his right hand toward the temple, and made an oath in this manner: If ye will not deliver me Judas as a prisoner, I will lay this temple of God even with the ground; and I will break down the altar and erect a notable temple unto Bacchus.
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After these words he departed. Then the priests lifted up their hands toward heaven, and besought Him that was ever a defender of their nation, saying in this manner:
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Thou, O Lord of all things, who hast need of nothing, wast pleased that the temple of Thine habitation should be among us.
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Therefore now, O holy Lord of all holiness, keep this house ever undefiled, which lately was cleansed; and stop every unrighteous mouth.
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Now there was accused unto Nicanor one Razis, one of the elders of Jerusalem, a lover of his countrymen and a man of very good report, who, for his kindness, was called a father of the Jews.
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