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You alone are holy, and your Temple has only recently been purified, so now protect its holiness forever."
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One of the leaders in Jerusalem, a man by the name of Razis, was denounced to Nicanor. It was said that he had helped his people in many ways and was so highly respected by them that he was known as "the Father of the Jews."
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During the early days of the revolution he had risked his life for Judaism and had been brought to trial because of his loyalty.
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Wanting to show clearly how much he disliked the Jews, Nicanor sent more than 500 soldiers to arrest Razis,
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because he thought his arrest would be a crippling blow to the Jews.
Scripture taken from the Good News Translation - Second Edition, Copyright 1992 by American Bible Society. Used by Permission.