4 Maccabees 11:18

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

4 Maccabees 11:18 In-Context

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.

19 They ran sharp spits, which they had heated in the fire, through his ribs and burned through his guts.

20 In the middle of this torture he said, "This contest is suitable for our godly way of life. So many of us brothers have been called to an arena of suffering because we respect God and we remain undefeated! We haven't been defeated in this contest!