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4 Maccabees 8:13-15
Common English Bible
4 Maccabees 8:13-15
Common English Bible
13 The guards laid out the instruments in front of them: wheels and machines for pulling joints apart, racks, clubs, and instruments for applying heavy tension, grills and extremely large frying pans, tools to crush fingers, iron claws, wedges, and burning coals. The tyrant continued: 14 “Young men, be afraid. Whatever justice you respect will have mercy on you, since you are being forced to break the Law.”
The brothers’ response to the tyrant
15 The brothers heard the promises and saw the terrible instruments, but they weren’t afraid. Instead, they resisted the tyrant’s arguments with their own philosophy and defeated the power of his tyranny through clear thinking.
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