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4 Maccabees 4:1–2
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2 Maccabees 3:4–6
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2 Maccabees 4:3–5
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2 Maccabees 9:1–2
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1 Maccabees 14:16–18
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1 Maccabees 3:9–11
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2 Maccabees 6:1–2
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