4 Maccabees 17:19-21

Common English Bible

¹⁹ Moses says, “All those who have set themselves apart for you are in your care.” ²⁰ These people who have dedicated themselves to God are honored, therefore, not only with this privilege but also because they kept our enemies from ruling our nation. ²¹ The tyrant was punished, and our nation was cleansed through them. They exchanged their lives for the nation’s sin.