19 Even bees, at the season of honey-making, attack all who approach, and pierce with their sting, as with a sword, those who draw near their hive, and repel them even to death. (WEB) 20 But sympathy with her children didn’t turn away the mother of the young men, who had a spirit kindred with that of Abraham. (WEB)
4 Maccabees 14:19–20
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4 Maccabees 16:12–14
12 Nor did she divert any of them from death, nor grieve for them as for the dead. (WEB) 13 But as one possessed with an adamant mind, and as one bringing forth again her full number of sons to immortality, she rather urged them to death on behalf of religion. (WEB) 14 O woman, sol… (WEB)
4 Maccabees 15:10–12
10 For they were both just and temperate, and courageous, high-minded, fond of their kindred, and so fond of their mother that even to death they obeyed her by observing the law. (WEB) 11 Yet, though there were so many circumstances connected with love of children to draw… (WEB)
4 Maccabees 16:4–6
4 But with the reasoning of religion the mother quenched emotions so great and powerful. (WEB) 5 For we must consider also this: that, had the woman been faint hearted, as being their mother, she would have lamented over them, and perhaps might have spoken thus: (WEB) 6 “Ah! I a… (WEB)
4 Maccabees 16:19–21
19 Therefore, you ought to bear every affliction because of God. (WEB) 20 For him also our father Abraham was zealous to sacrifice Isaac our progenitor, and didn’t shudder at the sight of his own paternal hand descending down with the sword upon him. (WEB) 21 The righteous Daniel w… (WEB)
Job 39:15–17
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2 Maccabees 7:20–22
20 But above all, the mother was marvelous and worthy of honorable memory; for when she watched seven sons perishing within the space of one day, she bore the sight with a good courage because of her hope in the Lord. (WEB) 21 She exhorted each one of them in the language… (WEB)
4 Maccabees 14:13–15
13 Consider how comprehensive is the love of offspring, which draws every one to sympathy of affection, (WEB) 14 where irrational animals possess a similar sympathy and love for their offspring with men. (WEB) 15 The tame birds frequenting the roofs of our houses defend their fledg… (WEB)
4 Maccabees 1:7–9
7 I might prove to you from many other considerations, that religious reasoning is sole master of the emotions; (WEB) 8 but I will prove it with the greatest force from the fortitude of Eleazar, and seven kindred, and their mother, who suffered death in defense of virtu… (WEB)
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