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It is God who has saved all his people, and has returned the inheritance to all, and the kingship and priesthood and consecration,
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as he promised through the law. For we have hope in God that he will soon have mercy upon us and will gather us from everywhere under heaven into his holy place, for he has rescued us from great evils and has purified the place.
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The story of Judas Maccabeus and his brothers, and the purification of the great temple, and the dedication of the altar,
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and further the wars against Antiochus Epiphanes and his son Eupator,
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and the appearances which came from heaven to those who strove zealously on behalf of Judaism, so that though few in number they seized the whole land and pursued the barbarian hordes,
Revised Standard Version of the Bible, copyright 1952 [2nd edition, 1971] by the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved.