2 Maccabees 4:11-13

Common English Bible

¹¹ He set aside the customs established for the Jews by royal generosity, negotiated through John the father of Eupolemus (the one who had made the official journey to secure friendship and alliance with the Romans). He abolished the lawful government and introduced customs contrary to the law. ¹² He eagerly founded a gymnasium right below the elevated fortress^[a] and induced the most honorable of the trainees to wear the traditional Greek hat. ¹³ So the Greek way of life caught on very quickly, and the adoption of foreign customs increased because of Jason—an excessively wicked and ungodly man who was no high priest.