9 “Brothers, may we die brotherly for the law. Let us imitate the three young men in Assyria who despised the equally afflicting furnace. (WEB)
4 Maccabees 13:9
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4 Maccabees 9:1–2
1 “Why do you delay, O tyrant? For we are more ready to die than to transgress the injunctions of our fathers. (WEB) 2 We would be disgracing our fathers if we didn’t obey the law, and take knowledge for our guide. (WEB)
1 Maccabees 2:49–51
49 The days of Mattathias drew near that he should die, and he said to his sons, “Now pride and scorn have gained strength. It is a season of overthrow and indignant wrath. (WEB) 50 Now, my children, be zealous for the law, and give your lives for the covenant of your fat… (WEB)
4 Maccabees 6:26–28
26 He being at length burned down to the bones, and about to expire, raised his eyes Godward, and said, (WEB) 27 “You know, O God, that when I might have been saved, I am slain for the sake of the law by tortures of fire. (WEB) 28 Be merciful to your people, and be satisfied with t… (WEB)
1 Maccabees 2:63–65
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2 Maccabees 7:36–38
36 For these our brothers, having endured a short pain that brings everlasting life, have now died under God’s covenant. But you, through God’s judgment, will receive in just measure the penalties of your arrogance. (WEB) 37 But I, as my brothers, give up both body and so… (WEB)
1 Maccabees 9:9–11
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4 Maccabees 9:5–7
5 You try to scare us by threatening us with death by tortures, as though you had learned nothing by the death of Eleazar. (WEB) 6 But if aged men of the Hebrews have died in the cause of religion after enduring torture, more rightly should we younger men die, scorning… (WEB) 7 … (WEB)
4 Maccabees 5:15–17
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