4 Maccabees 18:2-4

Common English Bible

² Don’t doubt that godly thinking rules over the emotions. This includes not only desires and the feelings that come from the inside but also the suffering that comes from the outside. ³ Because of this, those who gave up their bodies to suffering for the sake of the godly way of life not only won human admiration but were also judged to be worthy of a divine reward. ⁴ The nation was at peace again because of them. Once obedience to the Law had been revived across the nation, they slaughtered their enemies.