Verse (Click for Chapter) Good News Translation We have found a document about the Spartans and the Jews indicating that we are related and that both of our nations are descended from Abraham. New Revised Standard Version Contemporary English Version New American Bible Douay-Rheims Bible Treasury of Scripture Knowledge It is found in writing concerning the Spartans, and the Jews, that they are brethren, and that they are of the stock of Abraham. 1 Maccabees 12:19And this is the copy of the letter which he had sent to Onias: 1 Maccabees 12:20 Arius, king of the Spartans, to Onias, the high priest, greeting. 1 Maccabees 12:22 And now since this is come to our knowledge, you do well to write to us of your prosperity. 1 Maccabees 12:23 And we also have written back to you, That our cattle, and our possessions, are yours: and yours, ours. We, therefore, have commanded that these things should be told you. Context 1 Maccabees 12…20Arius, king of the Spartans, to Onias, the high priest, greeting. 21It is found in writing concerning the Spartans, and the Jews, that they are brethren, and that they are of the stock of Abraham. 22And now since this is come to our knowledge, you do well to write to us of your prosperity.… Cross References 1 Maccabees 12:19 And this is the copy of the letter which he had sent to Onias: 1 Maccabees 12:20 Arius, king of the Spartans, to Onias, the high priest, greeting. 1 Maccabees 12:22 And now since this is come to our knowledge, you do well to write to us of your prosperity. 1 Maccabees 12:23 And we also have written back to you, That our cattle, and our possessions, are yours: and yours, ours. We, therefore, have commanded that these things should be told you. |
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