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4 Maccabees 17:1-2
Common English Bible
4 Maccabees 17:1-2
Common English Bible
17 Some of the guards reported that, just as they were about to grab the mother and put her to death as well, she threw herself into the fire before anyone could touch her body.
2 Mother, together with your seven sons, you made the tyrant’s violence look like nothing! You defeated his evil plans, and displayed dignity and bravery by your faithfulness.
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