Holy Scripture
2 Maccabees 7:39
Source: Septuagint
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39Then the king, being in a rage, handled him worse than all the rest, and took it grievously that he was mocked.
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37But I, as my brethren, offer up my body and life for the laws of our fathers, beseeching God that he would speedily be merciful unto our nation; and that thou by torments and plagues mayest confess, that he alone is God;
38and that in me and my brethren the wrath of the Almighty, which is justly brought upon all our nation, may cease.
— 2 Maccabees 7:39 —
40So this man died undefiled, and put his whole trust in the Lord.
41Last of all after the sons the mother died.