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GNV1560

2 Maccabees 2:27

Like as he that maketh a feast, & seketh other mens commoditie, hathe no smale labour: so we also for manie mens sakes are verie wel content to vndertake this great labour.

Parallel Translations

LXXView canonical →
even as it is no ease unto him that prepareth a banquet, and seeketh the benefit of others: yet for the pleasuring of many we will undertake gladly this great pains;
Brenton's Septuagint Translation
LXX2012View canonical →
Even as it is no ease to him that prepares a banquet, and seeks the benefit of others: yet for the pleasuring of many we will undertake gladly this great pains;
Septuagint in American English (2012)
KJVView canonical →
Even as it is no ease unto him that prepareth a banquet, and seeketh the benefit of others: yet for the pleasuring of many we will undertake gladly this great pains;
King James Version
WEBView canonical →
even as it is no light thing to him who prepares a banquet, and seeks the benefit of others. Nevertheless, for the sake of the gratitude of the many we will gladly endure the painful labor,
World English Bible