4 Maccabees 6:26-28

Revised Standard Version

²⁶ When he was now burned to his very bones and about to expire, he lifted up his eyes to God and said, ²⁷ “You know, O God, that though I might have saved myself, I am dying in burning torments for the sake of the law. ²⁸ Be merciful to your people, and let our punishment suffice for them.