2 Maccabees 12:45

45 And because he considered that they who had fallen asleep with godliness, had great grace laid up for them.

2 Maccabees 12:45 — New Revised Standard Version: Updated Edition (NRSVue)

45 But if he was looking to the splendid reward that is laid up for those who fall asleep in godliness, it was a holy and pious thought. Therefore he made atonement for the dead, so that they might be delivered from their sin.

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