41 Our troops praised the Lord, who judges fairly and makes all secrets known.
42 They also begged the Lord to forgive this terrible sin. Judas, that wonderful man, said, “You have seen for yourselves how God punished those who disobeyed him. So I warn you not to sin!”
43 Then Judas collected from his troops 2,000 silver coins, which he sent to Jerusalem as payment for a sacrifice to forgive this sin. Judas did this generous and honorable thing because he firmly believed God raises the dead to life.
44 Otherwise, it would have been useless and foolish of him to have spent this money on prayers for the dead.
45 But he was a man of deep faith, who was convinced that God's faithful servants would receive a wonderful reward after death. So he paid for a special sacrifice to take away the sin of those dead soldiers.