4 Maccabees 6:20-22

Common English Bible

²⁰ It would be a disgrace for us to become a joke for our lack of courage, just to survive a little longer. ²¹ This tyrant would look down on us as cowards because we weren’t willing to defend the divine Law to the point of death. ²² For all these reasons, children of Abraham, die well for the sake of showing God proper respect!