4 Maccabees 12:14-16

Common English Bible

¹⁴ By dying honorably, they fulfilled their religious duty to God. You, however, will howl bitterly for killing without reason these champions of the godly way of life.” ¹⁵ Then, since he also was about to die, he said, ¹⁶ “I’m not going to desert the good example of my brothers.