4 Maccabees 6:26-28

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²⁶ When he was now burned to his very bones and about to expire, he lifted up his eyes to God and said, ²⁷ “You know, O God, that, though I might have saved myself, I am dying in burning torments for the sake of the law.^{(A) 28} Be merciful to your people, and let our punishment suffice for them.