2 Maccabees 7:9
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9 And when he was at his last breath, he said, “You accursed wretch, you dismiss us from this present life, but the King of the universe will raise us up to a renewal of everlasting life, because we have died for his laws.”(A)
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2 Maccabees 7:33
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33 And if our living Lord is angry for a little while, to rebuke and discipline us, he will again be reconciled with his own servants.(A)
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2 Maccabees 1:24
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24 The prayer was to this effect:
“O Lord, Lord God, Creator of all things, you are awe-inspiring and strong and just and merciful; you alone are king and are kind;(A)
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2 Maccabees 6:16
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16 Therefore he never withdraws his mercy from us. Although he disciplines us with calamities, he does not forsake his own people.(A)
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