4 Maccabees 11:13

13 After he too had died, the sixth, a mere boy, was led in. When the tyrant inquired whether he was willing to eat and be released, he said,

4 Maccabees 11:13 In-Context

11 In this condition, gasping for breath and in anguish of body,

12 he said, "Tyrant, they are splendid favors that you grant us against your will, because through these noble sufferings you give us an opportunity to show our endurance for the law."

13 After he too had died, the sixth, a mere boy, was led in. When the tyrant inquired whether he was willing to eat and be released, he said,

14 "I am younger in age than my brothers, but I am their equal in mind.

15 Since to this end we were born and bred, we ought likewise to die for the same principles.