38 For you will rule like a tyrant over the ungodly, but you will not lord it over my thoughts about religion, either by your arguments, or through deeds.” (WEB)
4 Maccabees 5:38
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4 Maccabees 9:31–32
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2 Maccabees 7:18–20
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4 Maccabees 8:7–9
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4 Maccabees 10:3–5
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Ezekiel 28:8–10
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