4 Maccabees 10:3

3 I won't deny these dignified family ties!"

4 Maccabees 10:3 In-Context

1 When the second brother had also endured a heroic death, the third brother was brought forward. Many people urged him again and again to taste the pork in order to save himself.

2 He shouted out in response: "Don't you know that I come from the same father as those who have just died, that the same mother gave birth to me, and that I was raised with the same teaching?

3 I won't deny these dignified family ties!"

5 The guards were furious at his bold speech. They used their instruments to pull his hands and feet out of joint, and dislocated his arms and legs.

Footnotes

• [a] Some manuscripts add 10:4 Apply whatever torture devices you have to my body; you can’t reach my will, no matter how much you wish.