4 Maccabees 14:7-9

Common English Bible

⁷ How holy was this group of seven, these brothers in harmony! They were like the seven days of creation that danced together around the godly way of life. ⁸ So also these boys surrounded and destroyed their fear of torture when they danced in a circle of seven.

⁹ Now we tremble when we hear about the trials of these young men. They not only saw what was going on but heard the threats directed against them and had to bear the suffering, and this included the pain of being burned by fire.