4 Maccabees 17:11-13

New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised

¹¹ Truly the contest in which they were engaged was divine, ¹² for on that day virtue gave the awards and tested them for their endurance. The prize was immortality in endless life. ¹³ Eleazar was the first contestant, the mother of the seven sons entered the competition, and the brothers contended.