Parallel 2MA 12:44

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BrLXX εἰ γὰρ μὴ τοὺς προπεπτωκότας ἀναστῆναι προσεδόκα, περισσὸν ἂν ἦν καὶ ληρῶδες ὑπὲρ νεκρῶν προσεύχεσθαι·
(ei gar maʸ tous propeptōkotas anastaʸnai prosedoka, perisson an aʸn kai laʸrōdes huper nekrōn proseuⱪesthai; )

BrTr for if he had not hoped that they that were slain should have risen again, it had been superfluous and vain to pray for the dead.

WEBBE For if he wasn’t expecting that those who had fallen would rise again, it would be superfluous and idle to pray for the dead.

KJB-1611 (For if he had not hoped that they that were slaine should haue risen againe, it had bin superfluous and vaine, to pray for the dead.)
((For if he had not hoped that they that were slain/killed should have risen again, it had bin superfluous and vaine, to pray for the dead.))