2 Maccabees 6:16-18

Good News Translation

¹⁶ So the Lord is always merciful to us, his own people. Although he punishes us with disasters, he never abandons us. ¹⁷ I have made these few observations by way of reminder. We will now get on with the story.

Eleazar Dies for His Faith

^18 (A)There was an elderly and highly respected teacher of the Law by the name of Eleazar, whose mouth was being forced open to make him eat pork.