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4 Maccabees 6:25
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4 Maccabees 11:18–20
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4 Maccabees 10:6–8
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4 Maccabees 9:18–20
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4 Maccabees 9:27–29
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4 Maccabees 6:5–7
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4 Maccabees 18:20–22
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2 Maccabees 7:4–6
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