4 Maccabees 6:27-29

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²⁷ “You know, O God, that, though I might have saved myself, I am dying in burning torments for the sake of the law.^{(A) 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.”