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4 Maccabees 17:6-8
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised
4 Maccabees 17:6-8
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised
6 For your children were true descendants of father Abraham.[a]
The Effect of the Martyrdoms
7 If it were possible for us to paint the history of your religion as an artist might, would not those who first beheld it have shuddered as they saw the mother of the seven children enduring their varied tortures to death for the sake of religion? 8 Indeed it would be proper to inscribe on their tomb these words as a reminder to the people of our nation:[b]
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- 4 Maccabees 17:6 Gk For your childbearing was from Abraham the father; other ancient authorities read For . . . Abraham the servant
- 4 Maccabees 17:8 Or as a memorial to the heroes of our people
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised (NRSVA)
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