Old Testament readings use the Septuagint , the Scripture the apostles quoted. Masoretic numbering shown for reference.Learn why
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4 Maccabees 9:2

We would be disgracing our fathers if we didn’t obey the law, and take knowledge for our guide.

Parallel Translations

LXXView canonical →
And we should be disgracing our fathers if we did not obey the law, and take knowledge for our guide.
Brenton's Septuagint Translation
LXX2012View canonical →
And we should be disgracing our fathers if we did not obey the law, and take knowledge for our guide.
Septuagint in American English (2012)