Holy Scripture
4 Maccabees 12:6
Source: Septuagint
Original
6And having thus exhorted him, he sent for the mother of the boy; that, by condoling with her for the loss of so many sons, he might incline her, through the hope of safety, to render the survivor obedient.
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4Thou seest the end of the madness of thy brethren: for they have died in torture through disobedience; and you, if disobedient, having been miserably tormented, will yourself perish prematurely.
5But if you obey, you shall be my friend, and have a charge over the affairs of the kingdom.
— 4 Maccabees 12:6 —
7And he, after his mother had urged him on in the Hebrew tongue (as we shall soon relate), says,
8Release me, that I may speak to the king and all his friends.