4 Maccabees 17:22-24

Common English Bible

²² Divine providence delivered Israel from its former abuse through the blood of those godly people. Their deaths were a sacrifice that finds mercy^[a] from God.

²³ When he saw their extraordinary courage and their commitment in the face of torture, the tyrant Antiochus held up their endurance as an example to his own soldiers. ²⁴ This made them dignified and brave when they fought battles or destroyed villages, and so they conquered and raided all of their enemies.