4 Maccabees 9:22-24

Common English Bible

²² Instead, he endured the torture with honor, as if he were transformed by the fire into a life without end. He said, ²³ “Imitate me, brothers. Don’t desert your post in this contest or deny the courage we share as brothers! ²⁴ Fight the holy and dignified battle for our godly way of life. The just providence that watched over our ancestors might become merciful toward our nation and might punish this cursed tyrant through that battle!”