4 Maccabees 17:16-18

Common English Bible

¹⁶ Who wasn’t amazed at the athletes who were competing in the name of the divine Law? Who wasn’t astonished?

¹⁷ The tyrant himself, along with all his political advisors, was amazed at their resistance, ¹⁸ for which they now stand in front of God’s throne and live a blessed life forever.