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2 Maccabees 7:1-3
Good News Translation
2 Maccabees 7:1-3
Good News Translation
A Mother and Her Sons Die for Their Faith
7 (A)On another occasion a Jewish mother and her seven sons were arrested. The king was having them beaten to force them to eat pork. 2 Then one of the young men said,
What do you hope to gain by doing this? We would rather die than abandon the traditions of our ancestors.
3 This made the king so furious that he gave orders for huge pans and kettles to be heated red hot,
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