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4 Maccabees 16:22-24
Common English Bible
4 Maccabees 16:22-24
Common English Bible
22 So you must show the same faithfulness toward God and not be angry. 23 After all, it isn’t logical for people who truly know and serve God to not hold out against pain.”
24 By encouraging them with these words, the mother of the seven brothers persuaded each one of her sons to die rather than disobey God’s commandment.
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