2 Maccabees 12:45 (KJV)
And also in that he perceived that there was great favour laid up for those that died godly it was an holy and good thought Whereupon he made a reconciliation for the dead that they might be delivered from sin
And also in that he perceived that there was great favour laid up for those that died godly it was an holy and good thought Whereupon he made a reconciliation for the dead that they might be delivered from sin