4 Maccabees 13:17

17 If we die this way, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob will give us a warm welcome, and all the ancestors will praise us."

4 Maccabees 13:17 In-Context

15 because the soul's contest is great, the danger of eternal punishment prepared for those who break God's command is severe.

16 So then, let's arm ourselves fully with the power that clear thinking gives for the control of the emotions.

17 If we die this way, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob will give us a warm welcome, and all the ancestors will praise us."

18 The brothers who were left behind were calling out to each one as he was being dragged away, "Don't let us down, brother, or be disloyal to the brothers who have died before us!"

19 No doubt you are aware of the powerful love that exists between brothers and sisters. Divine and wise providence gives this kind of love through the father and plants it in the mother's womb.