1 Maccabees 2:6

6 When Mattathias saw all the sins that were being committed in Judea and Jerusalem,

1 Maccabees 2:6 In-Context

4 Judas (also called Maccabeus),

5 Eleazar (also called Avaran), and Jonathan (also called Apphus).

6 When Mattathias saw all the sins that were being committed in Judea and Jerusalem,

7 he said: "Why was I born to see these terrible things, the ruin of my people and of the holy city? Must I sit here helpless while the city is surrendered to enemies and the Temple falls into the hands of foreigners?

8 The Temple is like someone without honor.