4 Maccabees 11:6

6 Such things deserve honor, not torture!"

4 Maccabees 11:6 In-Context

4 Enemy of moral character! Enemy of the human race! For what crime are you destroying us in this way?
5 For honoring the creator of all things and living according to his moral Law?
6 Such things deserve honor, not torture!"

Footnotes 1

  • [a]. Some manuscripts add 11:7–8 If you had feeling for your fellow human beings and any hope of salvation from God—but as it is you are a stranger to God and mistreat God’s servants.
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