OLD TESTAMENT

1 Maccabees 3:17

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But when they saw the army coming to meet them, they said to Judas, “What? Shall we be able, being a small company, to fight against so great and strong a multitude? We for our part are faint, having tasted no food this day.”

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Verse 17. Fasting. Judas thus laudably prepared for battle. Calmet.—Human frailty fears to engage a strong enemy. But true confidence in God gives courage and victory. Worthington.

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