1 Maccabees 13:6-8

New Catholic Bible

⁶ Rather, I will avenge my nation and the sanctuary and your wives and children, for all the nations have united to destroy us because of their hatred for us.”

⁷ These words rekindled the spirit of the people, ⁸ and they replied by shouting, “You are our leader in place of Judas and your brother Jonathan.