1 Maccabees 3:18-20
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
18 But Judas said: “Many are easily hemmed in by a few; in the sight of Heaven there is no difference between deliverance by many or by few; 19 for victory in war does not depend upon the size of the army, but on strength that comes from Heaven.(A) 20 With great presumption and lawlessness they come against us to destroy us and our wives and children and to despoil us;
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