3 Then tying back his arms and hands, they disdainfully flogged him. (WEB) 4 A herald opposite cried out, “Obey the commands of the king!” (WEB) 5 But the high-minded and truly noble Eleazar, as one tortured in a dream, ignored it. (WEB)
4 Maccabees 6:3–5
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4 Maccabees 11:8–10
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2 Maccabees 7:38–40
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4 Maccabees 6:15–17
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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)
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