2 Maccabees 7:21
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21 She encouraged each of them in the language of their ancestors. Filled with a noble spirit, she reinforced her woman’s reasoning with a man’s courage and said to them,(A)
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2 Maccabees 7:27
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27 But, leaning close to him, she spoke in their native language as follows, deriding the cruel tyrant: “My son, have pity on me. I carried you nine months in my womb and nursed you for three years and have reared you and brought you up to this point in your life and have taken care of you.(A)
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2 Maccabees 12:37
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37 In the language of their ancestors he raised the battle cry, with hymns; then he charged against Gorgias’s troops when they were not expecting it and put them to flight.(A)
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2 Maccabees 15:29
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29 Then there was shouting and tumult, and they blessed the Sovereign Lord in the language of their ancestors.(A)
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