4 Maccabees 15:8

⁶And of all mothers the mother of the seven was the fondest of children, who in seven childbirths had deeply engendered love toward them;

⁷and through her many pains undergone in connection with each one, was compelled to feel sympathy with them;

— 4 Maccabees 15:8 —

⁹Not but that, on account of the excellent disposition of her sons, and their obedience to the law, her maternal affection toward them was increased.

¹⁰For they were both just and temperate, and manly, and high-minded, and fond of their brethren, and so fond of their mother that even unto death they obeyed her by observing the law.