1 Maccabees 2:42
“As Scripture relates, it is clear that while the Savior and his apostles were preaching the Gospel, many from the Jewish people came to faith, believing the law and the prophets who bore witness to the coming of Christ, and likewise many from among the proselytes and foreigners, leaving behind their idols and the supe…”
Source: Septuagint
42Then came there unto him a company of Hasideans, who were mighty men of Israel, even all such as were voluntarily devoted unto the law.
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40And one of them said to another, If we all do as our brethren have done, and fight not for our lives and laws against the heathen, they will now quickly root us out of the earth.
41At that time therefore they decreed, saying, Whosoever shall come to make battle with us on the Sabbath day, we will fight against him: neither will we die all, as our brethren that were murdered in the secret places.
— 1 Maccabees 2:42 —
43Also all they that fled for persecution joined themselves unto them, and were a stay unto them.
44So they joined their forces, and smote sinful men in their anger, and wicked men in their wrath: but the rest fled to the heathen for succor.