3 Maccabees 1:12
Source: Septuagint
12Then they read the law to him; but he persisted in obtruding himself, exclaiming, that he ought to be allowed: and saying, Be it that they were deprived of this honor, I ought not to be.
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10he was so struck with the exact magnificence of the place, and so wondered at the orderly arrangements of the temple, that he conceived the purpose of entering the sanctuary itself.
11And when they told him that this was not permissible, none of the nation, no, nor even the priests in general, but only the supreme high priest of all, and he only once in a year, being allowed to go in, he would by no means give way.
— 3 Maccabees 1:12 —
13And he put the question, Why, when he entered all temples, none of the priests who were present forbade him?
14He was thoughtlessly answered by someone, That he did wrong to boast of this.