4 Maccabees 15:4

4 How can I describe the emotions of parents who love their children? We stamp a remarkable similarity in heart and in appearance on the character of small children. This is especially true of mothers, who have even more sympathy than fathers toward the feelings of their children because they gave birth to them in great pain.

4 Maccabees 15:4 In-Context

2 The mother had two options in front of her: the godly way of living, and saving her seven sons for a while, as the tyrant promised.

3 She preferred the path of respect for God, saving her sons for eternal life, as God promised.

4 How can I describe the emotions of parents who love their children? We stamp a remarkable similarity in heart and in appearance on the character of small children. This is especially true of mothers, who have even more sympathy than fathers toward the feelings of their children because they gave birth to them in great pain.

5 To the extent that mothers are weaker and give birth to many, that's how much more they love their children.

6 And this mother of seven loved her children more than any other mother. Through seven pregnancies, she planted profound love toward them within herself.