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10 O aged man, more powerful than tortures; O elder, fiercer than fire; O supreme king over the passions, Elea′zar! 11 For just as our father Aaron, armed with the censer, ran through the multitude of the people and conquered the fiery[a] angel, 12 so the descendant of Aaron, Elea′zar, though being consumed by the fire, remained unmoved in his reason.

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  1. 4 Maccabees 7:11 Other ancient authorities omit fiery

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