Talált 3576 Eredmények: But
But too late; a messenger had reached John at Gazara, telling him his father and brothers were dead, and himself too marked down for slaughter; (1 Maccabees 16, 21)
Years passed, and God’s will was that Nehemias should come back, holding the Persian king’s warrant. Nehemias it was that had search made for the fire, and by the grandsons of those very priests that hid it; but they made report, fire they could find none, only a puddle of water.✻ (2 Maccabees 1, 20)
Thereupon, a flame broke out from them, but died away when the altar fires blazed up again over yonder.✻ (2 Maccabees 1, 32)
As for the place, Nehemias himself called it Nephthar, which means Purification; but the vulgar call it Nephi. (2 Maccabees 1, 36)
There were some that followed; no time they lost in coming up to mark the spot, but find it they could not. (2 Maccabees 2, 6)
would you be in possession of these, you have but to send and fetch them. (2 Maccabees 2, 15)
But for me, that undertook the business of abridgement, think you it was light labour? Nay, here was a task all watching and sweat; (2 Maccabees 2, 27)
yet shoulder the burden I would; host that prepares a banquet must work for other men’s pleasure, and earn nothing but their thanks. (2 Maccabees 2, 28)
and gave him great news indeed; here was the treasury at Jerusalem stocked with treasures innumerable, here was vast public wealth, unclaimed by the needs of the altar, and nothing prevented but it should fall into the king’s hands. (2 Maccabees 3, 6)
This Heliodorus set out on his journey without more ado, under colour of making a progress through the towns of Coelesyria and Phoenice, but with the king’s business still in mind. (2 Maccabees 3, 8)
But Heliodorus stood upon the terms of his commission; delivered to the king the money must be, there was no other way of it. (2 Maccabees 3, 13)
And now, what must Simon do, the same that had drawn men’s eyes to his country with stories of treasure, but fall to slandering Onias? Onias it was, by his way of it, had egged Heliodorus on,✻ and been the author of the mischief. (2 Maccabees 4, 1)
