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4 Maccabees 16:23-25
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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. 25 They knew very well that those who die for God will also live in God’s presence, just like Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and all the ancestors of the nation.

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