3 Maccabees 2:30-32

Common English Bible

³⁰ But so as not to seem hateful to all, he added:

³¹ Now some Jews, while pretending to detest the steps to be undertaken for the city’s religion, readily surrendered themselves to share in great fame through the association they would have with the king. ³² But the honorable majority were strong and didn’t depart from their religion. They bravely tried to save themselves from being registered by resorting to bribes in exchange for their lives.