4 Maccabees 17:13-15

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¹³ Eleazar was the first contestant, the mother of the seven sons entered the competition, and the brothers contended.^{(A) 14} The tyrant was the antagonist, and the world and the human race were the spectators.^{(B) 15} Reverence for God was victor and gave the crown to its own athletes.