4 Maccabees 6:27-29

New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised

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. ²⁹ Make my blood their purification, and take my life in exchange for theirs.’