2 Maccabees 7:15-17

New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition

¹⁵ Next they brought forward the fifth and maltreated him. ¹⁶ But he looked at the king,^[a] and said, “Because you have authority among mortals, though you also are mortal, you do what you please. But do not think that God has forsaken our people. ¹⁷ Keep on, and see how his mighty power will torture you and your descendants!”