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2 Maccabees 6:30-31
New Catholic Bible
2 Maccabees 6:30-31
New Catholic Bible
30 When he was at the point of death as the result of the blows he had received, he groaned aloud and said: “The Lord in his holy knowledge clearly realizes that although I could have escaped death, not only am I enduring terrible sufferings in my body from this scourging, but in my soul I am gladly accepting these torments because of my awe of him.”
31 In this way he died, and by his death he left an example of courage and a model of virtue not only for the young but for the entire nation.
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