4 Maccabees 11:16

16 If you think torturing me for not eating polluting food is the right thing to do, then torture away!"

4 Maccabees 11:16 In-Context

14 He replied, "I may be younger than my brothers in age, but I'm their equal in understanding.

15 We were born and raised to live by these principles, so we should die together for their sake.

16 If you think torturing me for not eating polluting food is the right thing to do, then torture away!"

17 When he said this, they marched him up to the wheel.

18 They stretched him tight until his back broke, and they roasted him from underneath with fire.