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4 Maccabees 16:2-4
Common English Bible
4 Maccabees 16:2-4
Common English Bible
2 I have shown that not only men have control over their emotions but also a woman scorned the greatest torture. 3 The lions that surrounded Daniel weren’t as wild, and Mishael’s fiery furnace wasn’t as burning hot as this mother’s natural love for her children. Her love was stirred up inside her as she saw her seven sons tortured in so many ways. 4 But the mother put out the fire of her feelings that were so many and so strong with clear thinking.
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