4 Maccabees 9:24

²²But, as though transformed by fire into immortality, he nobly endured the rackings, saying,

²³Imitate me, O brethren, nor ever desert your station, nor abjure my brotherhood in courage: fight the holy and honorable fight of religion;

— 4 Maccabees 9:24 —

²⁵And saying this, the revered youth abruptly closed his life.

²⁶And when all admired his courageous soul, the spearmen brought forward him who was second in point of age, and having put on iron hands, bound him with pointed hooks to the catapult.