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2 Maccabees 5:25 New American Bible, Revised Edition (NABRE)

When this man arrived in Jerusalem, he pretended to be peacefully disposed and waited until the holy day of the sabbath; then, finding the Jews refraining from work, he ordered his men to parade fully armed.

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