1 When Eleazar had in this manner answered the exhortations of the tyrant, the spearbearers came up, and rudely dragged Eleazar to the instruments of torture. (WEB) 2 First, they stripped the old man, adorned as he was with the beauty of piety. (WEB) 3 Then tying back his arms and hands, they disdainfully flogged him. (WEB)
4 Maccabees 6:1–3
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4 Maccabees 9:10–12
10 When they had said this, the tyrant was not only exasperated against them for being disobedient, but enraged with them for being ungrateful. (WEB) 11 So, at his bidding, the torturers brought the oldest of them, and tearing through his tunic, bound his hands and arms o… (WEB)
4 Maccabees 11:8–10
8 Behold now, being alien from God, you make war against those who are religious toward God.” (WEB) 9 As he said this, the spearbearers bound him and drew him to the rack, (WEB) 10 to which binding him at his knees, and fastening them with iron fetters, they bent down his loins u… (WEB)
4 Maccabees 9:25–27
25 Saying this, the revered youth abruptly closed his life. (WEB) 26 When all admired his courageous soul, the spearmen brought forward him who was second oldest, and having put on iron gauntlets with sharp hooks, bound him to the rack. (WEB) 27 When, on enquiring whether he would… (WEB)
4 Maccabees 6:24–26
24 Beholding him so high-minded against misery, and not changing at their pity, they led him to the fire. (WEB) 25 Then with their wickedly contrived instruments they burned him on the fire, and poured stinking fluids down into his nostrils. (WEB) 26 He being at length burned down… (WEB)
4 Maccabees 11:16–18
16 So if you think it is proper to torment us for not eating the unclean, then torment!” (WEB) 17 As he said this, they brought him to the wheel. (WEB) 18 Extended upon this, with limbs racked and dislocated, he was gradually roasted from beneath. (WEB)
4 Maccabees 10:6–8
6 They dragged around his fingers, his arms, his legs, and his ankles. (WEB) 7 Not being able by any means to strangle him, they tore off his skin, together with the extreme tips of his fingers, and then dragged him to the wheel, (WEB) 8 around which his vertebral joints were lo… (WEB)
Matthew 26:66–68
66 What do you think?” “He deserves to die,” they answered. 67 Then they spit in His face and struck Him. Others slapped Him 68 and said, “Prophesy to us, Christ! Who hit You?”
2 Maccabees 3:25–27
25 For they saw a horse with a frightening rider, adorned with beautiful trappings, and he rushed fiercely and struck at Heliodorus with his forefeet. It seemed like he who sat on the horse had complete armor of gold. (WEB) 26 Two others also appeared to him, young men no… (WEB)
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