4 Maccabees 12:1-2

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The Torture of the Seventh Brother

12 When he, too, thrown into the caldron, had died a blessed death, the seventh and youngest of all came forward. ² Even though the tyrant had been vehemently reproached by the brothers, he felt strong compassion for this child when he saw that he was already in fetters. He summoned him to come nearer and tried to persuade him, saying,