4 Maccabees 15:9-11

Common English Bible

⁹ Not only that, but the character and conduct her sons showed in the way they were ready to obey the Law only increased her profound love toward them. ¹⁰ They showed themselves to be just, self-controlled, brave, high-minded, and devoted to each other. Moreover, they showed how much they loved their mother as they obeyed her by staying true to God’s commands even to the point of death.

¹¹ Though so many forces were pulling against the mother to feel her children’s pain out of her love for them, none of the many tortures they suffered were strong enough to undermine her clear thinking.