2 MAC 2:27 Parallel Verse View

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OET (OET-RV) 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 labour,

BrLXX καθάπερ τῷ παρασκευάζοντι συμπόσιον, καὶ ζητοῦντι τὴν ἑτέρων λυσιτέλειαν οὐκ εὐχερές μὲν, ὅμως διὰ τὴν τῶν πολλῶν εὐχαριστίαν, ἡδέως τὴν κακοπάθειαν ὑποίσομεν,
(kathaper tōi paraskeuazonti sumposion, kai zaʸtounti taʸn heterōn lusiteleian ouk euⱪeres men, homōs dia taʸn tōn pollōn euⱪaristian, haʸdeōs taʸn kakopatheian hupoisomen, )

BrTr 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;

WEBBE 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 labour,

DRA And as to ourselves indeed, in undertaking this work of abridging, we have taken in hand no easy task, yea rather a business full of watching and sweat.

RV (even as it is no light thing unto him that prepareth a banquet, and seeketh the benefit of others); yet for the sake of the gratitude of the many we will gladly endure the painful labour,
((even as it is no light thing unto him that prepareth a banquet, and seeketh/seeks the benefit of others); yet for the sake of the gratitude of the many we will gladly endure the painful labour, )

KJB-1769 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;
(Even as it is no ease unto him that prepareth a banquet, and seeketh/seeks the benefit of others: yet for the pleasuring of many we will undertake gladly this great pains; )

KJB-1611 [fn]Euen as it is no ease vnto him, that prepareth a banquet, and seeketh the benefit of others: yet for the pleasuring of many we will vndertake gladly this great paines:
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation and footnotes)

2:27 Or, to deserue well of many.

Wycl And sotheli we token to vs silf that resseyueden this werk, bi cause of abreggyng, not esi trauel, but sotheli a werk ful of wakynges and swoot.
(And truly we token to us self that received this work, by cause of abregging, not esi travel, but truly a work full of wakynges and swoot.)

Parallel 2 MAC 2:27

Parallel 2 MAC 2:27