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2 Maccabees 1:1-4 Catholic Public Domain Version (CPDV)

1. To the brothers, the Jews, who are throughout Egypt: the brothers, the Jews, who are in Jerusalem and in the region of Judea, send greetings and good peace.

2. May God be gracious to you, and may he remember his covenant, which was spoken to Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, his faithful servants.

3. And may he give all of you the heart to worship him, and to do his will, with a great heart and a willing soul.

4. May he throw open your heart with his law and with his precepts, and may he create peace.

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